Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark.
ANNUAL ESTIMATE
for
SCAVENGINGS WATERING and REMOV???
OF DUST,
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 25th, 1886.
Depreciation of value of vans, horses, harness at 10 percent, on £3,000 | 300 | 0 | |||
Purchase of Premises, Swan Street £4,139 at 6 per cent | 248 | 0 | |||
South wark & Vauxhall Water Company, for Water | 200 | 0 | |||
Ground-rent taxes, gas, water, insurance, Swan Street Premises | 80 | 0 | |||
Mr. Burton, for Shoot | 1700 | 0 | |||
Fodder, 21 Horses at 19/- per week | 1037 | 0 | |||
Veterinary Attendance, 21 Horses at 21/- | 22 | 0 | |||
Shoeing, 21 Horses at 70/- per horse, per annum (roughing, &c., extra) | 100 | 0 | |||
Repairs to Harness, 21 sets at 25/- per set, per annum | 26 | 0 | |||
New pieces to ditto | 20 | 0 | |||
Wheelwright repairs to water vans, and slop and dust vans | 200 | 0 | |||
Horse hire | 100 | 0 | |||
WAGES— | |||||
Foreman at 45 - per week | 117 | 0 | 0 | ||
3 Gangers at 23/- ,, | 179 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 Sweepers at 21/- per week | 873 | 0 | 0 | ||
Sweepers behind Carts at | 50 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 Slop Carmen at 24/- per week. 52 weeks | 686 | 0 | 0 | ||
12 Dustmen ,, 16/- „ „ | 499 | 0 | |||
Horsekeeper „ 35/- „ „ | 91 | 0 | 0 | ||
Assistant to ditto 21/- „ „ | 54 | 0 | 0 | ||
2549 | 0 | ||||
3 Horses at £80 | 240 | 0 | |||
Tools. dust baskets, brooms, shovels, forks, brushes, &c. | 100 | 0 | |||
Contingencies, snow storm, repairs to premises, &c. | 300 | 0 | |||
£7222 | 0 |