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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 total cost of maintenance of the 12 for the year being as follows: —
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages, urinal man, 52 weeks | 71 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Sundays and Bank Holidays | 7 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 78 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Water supply and Meter Rents : — | ||||||
| 1 Urinal Rotherhi the New Road and Bush Road | 7 | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2 ,, Lower and Hawkstone Roads | 7 | 18 | 5 | |||
| 3 „ "Halfway House" P.H. Rotherhithe New Road | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 4 ,, Union and Lower Roads | 9 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 5 ,, Railway Avenue | 4 | 17 | 9 | |||
| 6 „ Neptune Street | 4 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 7 ,, Rotherhithe Street near Swan Lane | 5 | 16 | 3 | |||
| 8 ,, c/o Southwark Park Road and Union Road | 9 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 9 ,, Rotherhithe Street by Vestry's Wharf | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 „ Derrick Street | 4 | 16 | 8 | |||
| 11 ,, Globe Street | 4 | 14 | 2 | |||
| 12 ,, Lavender Bridge | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 72 | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Repairs to urinals | 10 | 17 | 10 | |||
| Urinal brooms and tools | 0 | 16 | 6 | |||
| 11 | 14 | 4 | ||||
| £162 | 17 | 7 | ||||
Average per urinal per annum, £13 11s. 6d.
Average cost per unit of accommodation per annum, £3 7s. 10d.
Total water used as registered by the meters, 1,357,000 gallons.
It will thus be seen when compared with last year's report that a saving of £30 13s. 6d.
has been effected, although one additional urinal has been maintained, increased to £75