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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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No alteration has been made in the working hours during the past year, and the sums paid for wages (52 weeks) were as under:—
| Scavenging. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Street Sweeping | 2124 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Street Watering | 88 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Bull Head Wharf a/c | 285 | 6 | 3 | |||
| Macadam Roads | 496 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 2944 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Footways. | 551 | 19 | ||||
| Roadways | 803 | 6 | ||||
| Trenching | 307 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 1662 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Flushing Urinals, etc. | 143 | 9 | 10 | |||
| Cleansing Manholes and Sewers | 227 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Cleansing Gullies | 119 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Repairs to Sewers, etc. | 74 | 8 | 10 | |||
| New Drainage Works | 508 | 19 | 10 | |||
| 1074 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Sundries | 248 | 12 | 8 | |||
| £5929 | 8 | 6 | ||||
I am, Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
NORMAN SCORGIE,
(Assoc.M. Inst. C.E., Men. Soc. Engrg.)
Engineer and Surveyor.