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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 Martin-in-the-Fields 1863
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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REPAIRS TO PUMPS.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundry repairs (Mr. Flood) | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| „ (Mr. Kendall) | 0 | 19 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | 3 |
WHITEWASHING COURTS.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contractor's Labourers | 5 | 15 | 6 |
| Lime, Brush, &c. | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | 7 | 0 |
I beg to remain,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
R. K. BURSTALL,
Vestry Surveyor.
PETTY CASH BY SURVEYOR.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candles, oil, paint, &c., | 0 | 13 | 9 |
| Waterproof coat for Inspector | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pick handles | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Tracing cloth, colours, &c. | 0 | l6 | 6 |
| Postage-stamps during year | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 | 3 |
SUMMARY.
| £ | s. | d. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Lights | 2,233 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Watering streets | 656 | 13 | 4 | |||
| Scavenging | 2,222 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Repairs to Public Highways:— | £ | |||||
| Carriage-way paving | 3,264 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Footway „ | 212 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Macadamized roads | 1,347 | 5 | 11 | 4,824 | 4 | 0 |
| Works at Vestry Hall | 6 | 14 | 6 | |||
| Miscellaneous works | 10 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Repairs to pumps | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||
| Whitewashing courts | 6 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Petty cash by Surveyor | 4 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Inspector's wages (two-thirds chargeable to this rate) | 69 | 6 | 8 | |||
| Messenger's wages (two-thirds chargeable to this rate) | 28 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 10,066 | 8 | 0 | ||||