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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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March 25th, 1897.
| No. | Description. | No. | Description. | No. | Description. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANT.—con. | PLANT.—con.. | ||||
| 9 | Mortar Boards | 52 | Iron Pins | 6 | Kettle lamps |
| 9 | Searchers | 5 | Steel Pins | 8 | Water Tubs |
| 3 | Ballast Screens | 17 | Bars | 17 | Lengths, old House |
| 16 | Sieves (in use) | 2 | Turncock Rakes | 3 | Do. New do |
| 12 | Sieves (old) | 2 | Do. Keys | 1 | Steam Roller |
| 2 | Concrete Boxes, ½ c. yd. | 8 | Standpost do. | 1 | Do. Crane |
| 1 | Ditto 1/6 c. yd. | 10 | Swan Neck do. | 2 | Set fire Irons |
| 2 | Ditto 1/8. yd. | 6 | Manhole do. | 2 | Screw Spanners |
| 16 | Stand Horses | 8 | Side Entrance Keys | Oil Feeders | |
| 10 | Mops | 6 | Hose Nozzles | 65 ft. | Hose Rubber Pipe |
| 34 | Old Shovels | Sling Chains | Gauge Glasses | ||
| 130 | Shovels in use | 4 | Sling and Chain Ropes | 9 | Do. Washers |
| 11 | Snow Shovels | 3 sets | Gully Tools | 1 | Funnel |
| 6 | Grafting Tools | 8 | Hoes | 1 | Tube Rod |
| 43 | New Brooms | 2 | Drain Brushes | 4 | Do. Brushes |
| 33 | Brooms (in use) | 2 | Sewer do. | 2 | Caulking Tools |
| 87 | Broom Handles | 4 | Drain Wo mis | 2 | Lamps |
| 121 | Picks | 90 ft. | Drain Rods | 3 | Augers |
| 13 | Granite Picks | 4 | Wheels | 2 | Files |
| 20 | Pick Shafts | 4 | Davy Lamps | 1 | Set Keys |
| 39 | Rakes | 2 | Tide Boards | 1 | Screwdriver |
| 24 | Stone-breaking | 2 | Stand Pipes | 1 | Jack |
| Hammers | 1 | Do. Pump | 1 | Vice | |
| 6 | Dressing Hammers | 1 | Snatch Block | 2 | Tarpaulins |
| 7 | Bedding do. | 3 | Branding Irons | 6 | Truck Sheets |
| 2 | Sledge do. | 1 bundle | Cane | 3 | Axes |
| 1 | Hand do. | 14 | Gully Wires | 1 | |
| 2 doz. | Hammer Handles | 1 | Sewer Drag | 1 | Carpenters' Chisel |
| 1 pair | Goggles | 11 | Punners | 1 | Pair Shears |
| 2 | Flushing Tanks | 12 pairs | Sewer Boots | 2 | Gas Brackets |
| 3 | Water Carts | 2 | Mauls | 2 | Fire Devils |
| 8 | Water Vans | 12 | Cans | 3 | Ropes |
| 9 sets | Boning Roads | 2 | 12 | Builders' Baskets | |
| 24 | Navvy Barrows | 26 | Indiarubber Washers | ||
| 7 | Trucks | 3 | Handsaws | ||
| 3 | Sewer Trollies | 1 | Crosscut Saw | ||
| 1 pair | Gas Tongs | 3 | Trowels | ||
| 8 | Wedges | 3 | Chisels | 2,728 ft. | New York |
| 6 | Twybills | 1 | Small Ladder | 92 ft. | New Kerb |
| 10 | Rammers | 1 | Lone; do. | 17 ft. 6 in. | New Cir. Kerb |
| 9 | Beadles | 4 | Watchboxes | 7 ft. | Redressed Cir. Kerb |
| 18 | Granite Tcols | 2 | Forks | 90 ft. | |
| 19 | Pails | 13 | Lamps | 287 ft. | Old Kerb |
| Straight Edges | 4 | Naptha Lamps | 4 ft. | Do. Cir. Kerb |