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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St James's 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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CLEANSING.
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slopping and Dusting, as per Contract | 4,500 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Removing Refuse outside Contract, (charged to occupier) | 0 | 7 | 6 | |||
| Snow Removal, Horse Hire, Cartage, &c. | 153 | 12 | 10 | |||
| Salt for Roads (melting snow) | 105 | 0 | 0 | |||
| New Machine Brooms, Refilling, &c. | 86 | 1 | 9 | |||
| New Sweepers' Brooms, Boys' Brushes, &c. | 21 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Foremen's Waterproof Overcoat, Orderly-boys' Jackets, Caps, &c. | 18 | 9 | 6 | |||
| Sweepers' and Orderly-boys' Clogs, Clog-irons, and Repairs | 31 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Repairing Orderly Bins | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Repairing Leather Hose | 7 | 13 | 9 | |||
| £4,925 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| Scavengers' Wages | 1,318 | 15 | 8 | |||
| Orderly-boys' Wages | 407 | 10 | 8 | |||
| Paid for Snow Removal | 117 | 9 | 11 | |||
| 1,843 | 16 | 3 | ||||
| * * | £6,769 | 4 | 5 | |||
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STREET WATERING.
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
| Wm. Mead & Co., Limited, Contractors, Water-carts, Horses and Men | 512 | 1 | 9 | |||
| Orand Junction Waterworks Company, Water Supply | 401 | 16 | 5 | |||
| Repairs to Standposts | 36 | 17 | 7 | |||
| Keys for the Standpoets ... | 3 | 18 | 0 | |||
| • | 954 | 13 | 9 | |||
| Wages to Vestry's Carmen for extra Street Watering | 10 | 15 | 6 | |||
| £965 | 9 | 3 | ||||