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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 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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Table: The following table gives the particulars of slop, silt from sewers and gullies, dust removed, and horses and drivers employed in the various works for the year ending Lady-day, 1899: —

The following table gives the particulars of slop, silt from sewers and gullies, dust removed, and horses and drivers employed in the various works for the year ending Lady-day, 1899: —

WEEK ENDING 1898.SLOP.SILT FROM GULLIES and SEWERS.DUST.Street Water ing, Horses, and Drivers Hired.ELUSINUG SEWERS and GULLIES.flushing FORESHORE of DOCK.material cartage.
HORSE HIRE.extra cart.
Van Loads.Horses and Drivers Hired.Van Loads.Horses and Drivers Hired.Van Loads.Weight.Horses and Drivers Hired.Water used. Loads.Horses and Drivers Hired.Water Used. Loads.Horses and Drivers Hired.Machine Broom.Roads.Sewers.Roads.Sewers.
Tons.Owts.
April 1st91½401057413811243¼211¾——512¾¾——
„ 8th36¼2184½6111352115¾585——513¼2——
„ 15th5130¾326111119218¼272½382519—3—
„ 22nd32½20¾¾1721241124½31½554¾201¼632½16—
„ 29th80½365¾668118324¼24746——631¾2½3¼
May 6th62½35¾9¼6½671121924¼7¾1098½2¼6½32—2¼
„ 13th37¾25¼3½36611262410½584½352½633¼23¼½
„ 20th55½29½——651066246¾706——7349¾12½
„ 27th573211½76811672416½775¾——33010¼——
June 3rd47¾28½8¾554981920¾4453¾181¼524¼7——
„ 10th472610¾66611492522544½232621½5¾——
„ 17th39¾25¼5¼664103162434¾736——5½½15—2
„ 24th4725¼3½4609912442¾816¼——62¾8—2¼
July 1st5033——5899624½16½383¾262¼5½714—1
„ 8th44¼251/2¼61100142435¾534¾201½5½166½——
,, 15th4422½1162100122443¼624¾101616½21—
„ 22nd45¾25¼10¾66399—2432¾675½6½618½1½1—
„ 29th44 ½26½10¾66399162421¾656¾5½535¼—10—
August 5th37½21½855784112136¼433½191¼513¾½——
„ 12th59¼31116621011324½2355525262715—