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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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The steam roller has been fully employed during the year. The cost of working has been as follows: —
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driving, 155 days | 41 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Cleaning, Oil, Packing, Coke, Repairs,etc. | 47 | 12 | 10 | |||
| 88 | 13 | 11 | ||||
| 10 per cent, depreciation | 39 | 0 | 0 | |||
| £127 | 13 | 11 | ||||
The total working days were 155, a decrease of 16 upon last year. The cost per day equals
16s. 6d., against 15s, l½d. last year, and 14s. 11d. for 1896-7, but this is accounted for by
reason of the extensive repairs which have been carried out to maintain the roller in a high
state of efficiency, and which included the entire re-tubing of the boiler. The saving upon
the year's work by having our own roller amounts to £135 16s. 1d., or a total since its delivery
in May, 1895, of £586 5s. 4d., this amount being £178 5s. 4d. in excess of the purchase
price of the roller which has been at work a total of 644 days.
Sewers.
No additional sewers have been constructed during the year, but the following lengths
of existing sewers have been relaid, laid on and surrounded with 6 in. of cement concrete,
the pipes jointed in cement, laid in straight lines between the points of inspection
and provided with manholes and flushing hafts: —
Arica Place 9 in. pipe 120 feet
Aspinden Road 15 in. ,, 465 ,,
Chilton Street (north side) between Nos. 1 to 49 9 in. ,, 485 ,,
Old Road 12 in. ,, 100 ,,
Manor Lane
12 in. „ B25 ,,
9 in. „ 85 „