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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 1872
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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Works chargeable upon the "Sewers' Rate."
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12" pipes in old sewer, Great Scotland Yard; filling up cesspools under stables, &c | 140 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 12" pipes in old sewer, Salisbury-street, with 9" ventilating pipes, into Strand sewer | 41 | 11 | 0 | |||
| Sundry repairs to and cleansing small sewers and pipes | 91 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Labor, hose, and water for flushing pipe sewers | 168 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Sundry repairs to and cleansing large sewers | 95 | 14 | 4 | |||
| Repairs to and cleansing gullies | 92 | 16 | 3 | |||
| Repairs to side entrances and flushing boxes | 9 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Connecting drains to sewers | 13 | 14 | 6 | |||
| 653 | 16 | 1 | ||||
| public urinals. | ||||||
| One Macfarlane's patent 6-stall urinal complete, east side Leicester-square | 74 | 12 | 6 | |||
| Supply of water and rent of meters | 8 | 13 | 6 | |||
| Flushing hose, &c | 7 | 11 | 6 | |||
| Sundry repairs and alterations | 19 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Labor cleansing urinals and channels | 59 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Pipe, drains, and cleansing ditto | 8 | 17 | 8 | |||
| 178 | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Carried forward | £832 | 15 | 4 | |||
summary.
£
s.
d.
Amount chargeable to "general rate"
7,512
10
8
„ "Sewers Rate"
902
0
0
Total
£8,414
10
8
I beg to remain,
Gentlemen,
Your most obedient Servant,
HENRY JACQUES,
Surveyor.