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St George (Southwark) 1885
[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 | ||||