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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Rotherhithe 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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Previous to the purchase of a rollerthe cost of hiring a 10-ton roller was 34s. per day, and
for the 133 days would have amounted to £226 2s., so that after deducting the 10 per cent,
for depreciation a saving of £114 3s. 8d. has been effected upon the first year's working, and
we have always a roller at hand to consolidate the trenches when required. It was engaged
in 35 streets in different parts of the parish and was hired for 3 days by the Asylums
Board to roll the roadway at the South Wharf, Rotherhithe Street.
The cost of working during the above-mentioned period has been as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driving | 38 | 15 | 10 | |||
| Cleaning | 8 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Oil, Packing, Coke, etc. | 25 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 72 | 18 | 4 | ||||
| Say 10 per cent. for depreciation and repairs | 39 | 0 | 0 | |||
| £111 | 18 | 4 | ||||
Sewers.
The following lengths of pipe sewers have been constructed during the year:—
12 in. sewer Risdon Street 33 ft.
12 in. sewer Southwark Park Road 470 ft.
12 in. sewer Ainsty Street 81 ft.
9 in. sewer Mary Street 60 ft.
12 in. sewer Renforth Street 123 ft.
9 in. sewer Hatteraick Street 70 ft.
9 in. sewer Nolan Place 80 ft.
917 ft.