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St James's 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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C.
CLEANSING,
| H. Covington, Contractor, Dust Removal | 2.900 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Mead & Co., Contractors, Slopping | 1,600 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweeping Machine-Brushes, Repairs, &c. | 118 | 5 | 4 |
| Sweepers and Orderly Boys' Clogs, Jackets, &c. | 34 | 6 | 6 |
| Leather Hose Sweeper's Implements, &c. | 71 | 18 | 0 |
| Scavengers' Wages | 1,055 | 16 | 4 |
| Orderly Boys' Wages | 359 | 16 | 6 |
| Wages Paid for Removing Snow | 152 | 3 | 11½ |
| £6,292 | 6 | 7½ |
(Signed) WILLIAM P. FROHLICH,
EDM. THOS. MORGAN.
JOHN STEWART McGRUTHER.
Auditors.
D.
STREET WATERING.
| W. Mead & Co., Contractors, Water-carts, Horses, and Men, &c. | 378 | 8 | 6 |
| Grand Junction Waterworks Co., Water Supply | 401 | 16 | 5 |
| Shifting Position of Hydrant | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| £784 | 8 | 11 |
E.
LOCAL SEWERS
| B. Finch & Co., on Account of Contract for Alterations to Urinals | 65 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Repairs and Alterations to Urinals | 50 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Drain-pipes, Gullies, &c. | 86 | 17 | 9 | |||
| Carbolic Fluid, &c. | 47 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sewermen's Slops, Boots, &c. | 8 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Water Supply to Urinals :— | ||||||
| Grand Junction Water Works Co. | 130 | 7 | 5 | |||
| New River Co. | 8 | 12 | 0 | |||
| - | 138 | 19 | 5 | |||
| Water Supply for Flushing :— | ||||||
| Grand Junction Water Works Co. | 42 | 0 | 0 | |||
| New River Co. | 16 | 16 | 11 | |||
| - | 58 | 16 | 11 | |||
| Carpenters' Work | 10 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Iron Manholes | 7 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Sewermen's Wages | 147 | 17 | 10 | |||
| Sundries | 15 £636 | 13 17 | 10 3 | |||