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St James's 1888

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

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Cost of Manual Labour, brought forward £152 3 11½
TEAM LABOUR.
Cubic yards of snow
shot in the
Horses and Carts.
River.
Sewer.
Sunday, Feb.10th
3
Monday ,, 11th
83
1,280
250
Tuesday ,, 12th
69
1,110
700
Wednesday ,, 13th
51
903
350
Thursday ,, 14th
36
75
105
Friday ,, 15 th
1
6
Saturday „ 16 th
1
3
3,368
1,414
Cost of Team Labour
£138
10
0
In all 41 tons of salt were used, costing
63
11
0
Total cost
£354
4
1H
CONTRACTS FOR WORKS AND MATERIALS.
Particulars of the various contracts entered into or continued
during the year are given on page 118.
STREET LIGHTING.
On the 25th March, 1888, there were 778 public lamps in
the various thoroughfares of the Parish, 751 of which were
ordinary street lamps (457 burning cannel gas, and 294
burning common gas), 4 were urinal lamps, and 23 were
larger lamps attached to refuges.
On the 25th March, 1889, the number of lamps was 807,
showing an increase of 29 in the twelve months; the proportion
of different lamps is now 452 cannel gas street lamps,
321 common gas street lamps, 4 urinal lamps, and 30 refuge
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