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St James's 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]

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200
STAND POSTS.
The cost of re-packing the stand posts and executing
sundry repairs was £21 2s. Od.
DUSTING AND SLOPPING.
The contract for dusting and slopping has been carried out
by Mr. Henry Covington, of Battersea Park, at a cost of
£3,200. Under the slopping contract, Mr. Covington has
to remove the sweepings from the streets daily, and the gully
slop and sewer deposit as often as required. A record was
kept of the time the various streets were swept, and the
hour the sweepings were removed, in all cases when left
beyond the time allowed by the contract. These occasion &
were all regularly reported to your Vestry.
I am, Rev. Sir and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
HENRY MONSON,
Surveyor to the Vestry.