Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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Borough of Paddington
the surfaces have been consolidated by the use of the steam road-rollers—No 1, 10 -ton compound roller, worked for 252 days; No. 2, 10 -ton roller, worked for 258 days; and No. 3, 6-ton roller, worked for 263 days.
Tons. | Cwt. | |
---|---|---|
Guernsey Granite | 5,573 | 12 |
Alderney Granite | 163 | 6 |
Narborough Granite | 334 | 8 |
Aberdeen Granite | 97 | 18 |
Sifted Gravel | 4,869 | 0 |
Hoggin | 2,370 | 13 |
Thames Sand | 1,187 | 11 |
„ Ballast | 455 | 0 |
„ Shingle | 317 | 4 |
Pit Shingle | 205 | 12 |
Colne Shingle | 741 | 13 |
Materials used on frosty roads:— | ||
Tons. | Cwt. | |
Thames Shingle | 309 | 8 |
Pit Shingle | 101 | 5 |
Hoggin | 13 | 15 |
Colne Shingle | 694 | 4 |
This amount has been received from the several
Companies and paid into the Bank.
The cost of maintaining and working the two ten-ton and one six-ton
£ | s. | d. | |
---|---|---|---|
Wages to Drivers | 284 | 1 | 8 |
1,955½ Cwt. of Coke | 100 | 4 | 4 |
110 3/8 Sacks of Coal | 10 | 1 | 3 |
Carried forward | £394 | 7 | 3 |