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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 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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This work has cost £425 11s. 7d., viz.:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 366 | 2 | 7 |
| Horse hire (washing) | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| Brooms, squeegees, and sundries | 33 | 7 | 0 |
| £425 | 11 | 7 |
BALLASTING STREETS.
The wood and other payments have been frequently ballasted during frosty or wet weather at the following cost for the year.
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 39 | 19 | 3 |
| Ballast (268 cubic yards) | 66 | 3 | 3 |
| Horse hire, repairs to trucks, &c. | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| £113 | 10 | 6 |
STREET WATERING.
To avoid the inconvenience and loss of time caused by the
water vans employed on the more northern portions of the parish
having to take water from Charing Cross, a new stand post was
ordered to be erected in Wilson Street, and has been found of great
service.
The cost of watering the streets has been—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hire of Horses and Drivers | 164 | 7 | 6 |
| Supply of Water | 128 | 1 | 0 |
| Repair to stand posts | 2 | 19 | 6 |
| New stand post at Wilson Street | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| £314 | 14 | 1 |
SNOW REMOVAL.
During the past winter there were two slight falls of snow,
viz.:—on the 7th December and 6th March last, which were speedily
removed at a cost of £41 5s. 5d,