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Paddington 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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BOROUGH OF PADDINGTON.
Pipe-trenches opened by Gas, Water, Electric Light, Hydraulic Power, National Telephone Companies, &c., in forty-live streets have been reinstated during the year, the quantity of Materials used, and the cost thereof, being as follows:-
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 432 | 1 | 7 |
| 4,262 3in. by Din. by 5in. Jarrah Wood Blocks | 43 | 15 | 10 |
| 3,428 3in. by 9in. by 6in. Creosote do. | 30 | 1 | 7 |
| 1,840 3in. by 9in. by Gin. Plain deal Wood Blocks | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 61,340 3in. by 9in. by Din. do. do. | 437 | 0 | 11 |
| 40,137 3in. by 9in. by 4in. do. do. | 230 | 15 | 9 |
| 1,314 3in. by 9in. by 3in. do. do. | 4 | 18 | 6 |
| 8,369 Old Wood Blocks | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 3,588 Bushels of Portland Cement | 302 | 1 | 3 |
| 4,318 Bushels of Thames Sand | 107 | 19 | 0 |
| 5,181 Bushels of Thames Ballast | 129 | 10 | 6 |
| 2 cwts. of Pitch | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 555 Gallons of Tar | 6 | 18 | 9 |
| 213 Nights' Watching | 46 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 Loads of Clay to Shoot | 7 | 17 | 6 |
| 5½ Loads of Water | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| £1,803 | 14 | 8 |