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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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SLOP AND DUST COLLECTING.
From the tabulated statement attached to this Report it will be
seen that .there have been removed from the parish 8,070 loads of
house refuse, and 2,658 loads of slop.
8 sweepers, 2 machine brooms, and 9 Slop and Dust Vans have
been employed in this work. In addition to these it is occasionally
found necessary to employ an extra slop van.
The cost has been as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wages, Sweepers | 423 | 14 | 10 |
| Dustmen | 148 | 4 | 5 |
| Gabriel, J. S., receiving rough dust (contract) | 1,255 | 16 | 0 |
| ,, ,, slop ( ,, ) | 534 | 6 | 0 |
| Clarkson, II., Hire of Horses and Drivers and Machine Brooms (contract) | 1,655 | 6 | 0 |
| Repairs to vans | 44 | 2 | 6 |
| Brooms, baskets, shovels, &c. | 36 | 4 | 2 |
| Fines for alleged sweeping of mud into gullies | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 4,099 | 14 | 5 | |
| Credit Amount receivable in respect of trade refuse removed for parishioners | 334 | 5 | 4 |
| Net cost | £3,765 | 9 | 1 |
The surfaces of the wood and asphalte pavements are washed as
often as is found necessary, eleven orderly men are also employed in
collecting horse droppings, and for the first part of the day in
spreading ballast upon these pavings. The footways in front of
vacant spaces are swept and cleansed.
This work has cost £619 8
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 507 | 6 | 6 |
| Horse Hire (washing) | 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Brooms, squeegees, and sundries | 23 | 8 | 6 |
| Water | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Street orderly bins | 23 | 10 | 6 |
| £619 | 8 | 6 |