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 Rotherhithe]
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Inventory of Plant, Tools and Materials— continued.
| No. | Description. | No. | Description. | No. | Description. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATERIALS— | Ironwork. | ||||
| 4,8 & 6in. | (continued,) Nails | 8 | Manhole Tops | 5 | 6-in. by 4-in. Junctions |
| 2 bundles | Rope | 6 | Lamphole Covers | 7 | 6-in. by 6-in. do. |
| 1 roll | Bunting | 8 | Cully Tops | 7 | 9-in.by 4-in. do. |
| 7 lbs. | Worsted | 1 | Gully | 3 | 9-in. by 9-in. do. |
| 14 lbs. | Asbestos Packing | 6 | Old Gully Frames | 2 | 12-in. by 6-in. do. |
| I drum | Cylinder Oil | 24 | Manhole Plates | 1 | 12-in. by 9-in. do. |
| 1 cwt. | Boiler Composition | 1 | Air Grating | 1 | 12-in. by 12-in. do |
| 1 packet | Screws | 2 | Iron Girders | 5 | 15-in. by 6-in. do. |
| ft,. | Zinc | 14 | 6-in. Syphons | ||
| 14 lbs. | Cotton Waste | Pipes. | 8 | 6-in. Syke's Interceptors | |
| 4 lbs. | Hemp Packing | 8 | Channel Pipes | ||
| 4 lbs. | Tar Band | 18 | 4-in. Pipes | 1 | Flap Trap |
| 192 | 6-in. do. | ||||
| Timber. | 19 | 9-in. do. | |||
| 15 | 12-in. do. | ||||
| 2073 ft. | 9-in. by 8-in. Planks | 6 | 18-in. do. | ||
| 4 1 | Scaffold Poles | 13 | 4-in. Bends | ||
| 81 ft. run | Dice, square | 48 | 6-in. do. | ||
| 68 ft. | 7-in. by 2-in. Runners | 4 | 9-in. do. | ||
| 124 ft. | 4-in. by 3-in. Planks | 1 | 12-in. do. | ||
| 200 | Poling Boards | 7 | 4-in. by 4-in. Junctions |
Wages.
The sums paid for wages (52 weeks) were as under :—
| Scavenging. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Street Sweeping | 1965 | 16 | 2 | ||||
| ,, Watering | 167 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Victoria Oil Mills | 188 | 16 | 11 | ||||
| Macadam Roads | 609 | 17 | 7 | ||||
| 2931 | 12 | 10 | |||||
| Footways and Roadways. | |||||||
| Footways | 653 | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Roadways | 988 | 12 | 4 | ||||
| Trenching | 319 | 14 | 3 | ||||
| 1961 | 17 | 9 |