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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 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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| Slop Collection and Material Carts | Street Watering Horses and Drivers Hired. Days. | Cleansing aDd Flushing Sewers. | Cleansing and Flashing Gullies. 1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKEK ENDING. 1896. | Slop removed Cubic yards. | Horses & Drivers Hired. Days. | Deposit Removed. Cubic yds. | Horses ant Drivers Hired Days. | Water used. Loads. | Deposit Removed. Cubic yde. | Horses and Drivers. Hiied. | Water us«d. Loads. | |
| 25th Sept. | 143 | 26½ | – | 9½ | - | - | 22 | - | - |
| 2nd Oct. | 127¾ | 21 | - | 9 | 2¾ | 40 | 14 | 2¾ | 32 |
| 9th „ | 192 | 15 | - | 6½ | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 16th ,, | 258½ | 13½ | - | 1½ | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23rd „ | 215¾ | 18 | - | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30th „ | 110½ | 23¼ | - | 4 | — | — | 20 | — | — |
| 6th Nov. | 217 | 20¼ | -- | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 13th ,, | 109 | 23 | - | — | 1 | 11 | — | — | — |
| 20th ,, | 250½ | 21¾ | -- | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27th „ | 102½ | 25 | — | 6 | . — | — | — | — | — |
| 4th Dec. | 331 | 20 | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11th „ | 350½ | 29¼ | - | — | — | — | 20 | — | — |
| 18th „ | 287¾ | 25 | - | — | — | — | 22 | — | — |
| 25th „ | 172½ | 22 | - | 5 | — | — | 10½ | — | — |
| 1st Jan., 1897 | 373 | 27 | - | 1 | — | — | 19 | — | — |
| 8th ,, | 329 | 34¼ | - | 4 | — | — | 20 | — | — |
| 15th „ | 219½ | 22½ | -- | 20 | — | — | 22 | — | — |
| 22nd ,, | 278½ | 28¾ | - | 4½ | — | — | 22 | — | — |
| 29th „ | 546 | 35½ | — | 4 | — | _ | - | — | — |
| 5th Feb. | 427½ | 28½ | - | 5½ | — | — | - | — | — |
| 12th „ | 299 | 52 | - | - | _ | 20 | — | — | |
| 19th „ | 105½ | 62¾ | - | 2 | _ | _ | 22 | — | _ |
| 26th „ | 155¼ | 70 | - | — | _ | _ | 24 | _ | _ |
| 5 th March | 161½ | 50 | 2 | 4 | _ | 22 | _ | ___ | |
| 12th „ | 186¾ | 41 | — | 7¾ | 3 | 45 | 22 | _ | __ |
| 19th „ | 255¼ | 32½ | 1½ | 2 | _ | 19½ | _ | _ | |
| 25th | 117½ | 26 | 6 | 2 | — | 18 | — | — | |
| Total | 9,518½ | 1,210 | 559½ | 279¾ | 117 | 1,572 | 858 | 73½ | 937 |
N.B. The flushing carts carted 60 loads of water to the Paviors, etc., and did other sundry
cartage amounting to 12½ days.