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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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| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 93 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Maintenance– | ||||||
| Tradesmens' a/c | 1 | 13 | 6 | |||
| Vestry Employees | 1 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| £96 | 7 | 5 |
The maintenance of the pumps by tradesmen cost £6 18s. 8d., by the Vestry employees
£6 12s. 10d., total £13 11s. 6d.
The total cost of the street watering amounted to £427 2s. 5d., and is divided as follows :—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Hire and Drivers | 265 | 1 | 1 |
| Labour Pumpers | 69 | 19 | 3 |
| Water from Posts and Rents | 67 | 2 | 1 |
| Kent Company, half season | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| £427 | 2 | 5 |
559½ horses were hired for the watering, and I estimate the quantity of water used as under :—
| 4351½ Loads pumped from Wells | 1,523,000 gallons. |
| 4995½ Loads, Southwark & Vauxhall Mains | 1,690,000 „ |
| 770 Loads, Kent Company's Mains | 269,500„ |
| Total | 3,482,500 „ |
Previous to the commencement of the season, the eight vans and two carts were
thoroughly overhauled, repaired, and painted by Messrs. Oakley & Son at a cost of
£.51 7s. 6d. A further expense of £7 10s. 8d. was incurred in repairing sundry defects
during the season, making the total repairs £58 18s. 4d.