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Paddington 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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REPORT, 1899-1900. 129
Road Watering.
The water vans were out on 130 days, 4,729 of
the Vestry's horses and 199 hired horses and men
being employed, giving an average of 37.90 per day.
The quantity of water used and the cost thereof,
including that used for road-making purposes, being
as follows:—
Gallons. £ s. d.
Grand Junction Waterworks Co., 29,671,000 927 4 4
West Middlesex Waterworks Co., 7,156,110 186 6 3
36,827,110 £1,113 10 7
the price for water charged by the Grand Junction
Water Company being 7½d. nett per 1,000 gallons,
and that by the West Middlesex Water Company
8½d. per 1,000 gallons, less a rebate of 10 per cent.
up to Midsummer, and after Midsummer 6d. per
1,000 gallons, less a rebate of 10 per cent.
The number of stand-posts, with meters attached,
being:—On the Grand Junction Water Company's
mains, 44; and on the West Middlesex Water Company's
mains, 13. The indices being taken fortnightly
throughout the watering season, from March
1st to the 30th November.
Horses.
The losses by deaths and sales during the year
have been as follows:-
REPORT, 1899-1900.
| Amount expended on | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footways. | Roadways. | |||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| dry and frosty. The actual cost expended on these falls being | 68 | 19 | 10 | 39 | 19 | 0 |
| On Sunday, the 28th January, 1900, about 1 inch of snow fell at 6 a.m., followed by a rapid thaw and heavy rain towards evening. The actual cost expended on clearing in the morning being | 15 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 4 | 10 |
| On February 3rd there was a fall of about 5 inches of snow, the four snow ploughs being sent out the first thing in the morning, ploughing about 9 miles of omnibus routes by 8.30 a.m. On the 4th, 5th, and 6th February there was a thaw, and the next four days, viz., 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th, there was a hard frost. The actual cost expended on this clearing was | 156 | 17 | 0 | 496 | 1 | 4 |
| On Saturday evening, the 10th February, there was another fall at 6 p.m., of about 4 inches. At 9 p.m. the snow ceased falling; the ploughs were then sent out to clear the roads for vehicular traffic. The following morning, Sunday, a large number of men were sent out to clear the roads and footpaths, as a rapid thaw had set in; about midday a sharp frost came on. The same thing happened on the 12th. On the 13th there was a slight thaw, but by 5 p.m. a heavy wind was blowing, and snow commenced to fall, and continued nearly | ||||||