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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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Brought forward £6381 19 0
Brooms, tools, water, &c. 308 19 10
1/10 amount (£1121 17s. 4d.) expended on plant 112 3 8
1/7 amount (£213 12s. 1d.) expended on building, &c. 30 10 3
Rent of depot and proportion of office expenses 295 0 0
£7128 12 9
Deduct:—
Amount received from Boro'Market 550 0 0
Ditto ditto for trade refuse 439 10 11
989 10 11
£6139 1 10
Amount paid to the Southwark & Vauxhall Water
Company for Water, for Street Watering 200 0 0
Statement showing the weight of Refuse disposed of in
each month during the year:—
1895
Market.
Dtut.
Slop.
Tons
Cwts.
Qrs.
Tons.
Cwts.
Qrs.
Tons.
Cwts.
Qrs.
April
248
13
3
720
13
2
674
5
0
May
205
8
0
790
2
0
635
7
0
June
135
19
0
589
6
0
454
3
0
July
194
17
1
783
19
3
835
9
2
August
284
5
3
813
3
0
796
18
2
September
264
12
1
772
4
1
677
14
1
October
262
15
3
856
5
2
1097
18
0
November
285
8
0
902
6
1
1875
15
1
December
220
19
0
871
8
1
1020
19
2
1890
January
210
19
3
967
3
2
910
2
2
February
190
19
1
827
6
0
714
19
0
March
281
2
0
889
3
3
1083
11
1
2785
19
3
9783
1
3
10,277
2
3
Totals.
Tons. Cwts. Qrs.
Market 2785 19 3
Dust 9783 1 3
Slop 10,277 2 3 3
22,846 4 1
This is nearly 1000 tons more than previous year and is
chiefly trade refuse for which we are paid 5s. per ton.
ESTIMATED WORKS.—
| Name of Street. | Description of Work. | Estimated Cost. | Actual Cost. | Remarks. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark Bridge Road | New 3in. by 5in. by 9in. Jarrah wood paving | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | Saving in cost of Jarrah wood blocks |
| 141 | 4 | 6 | 112 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Union Street | New 3in. by 5in. by 9in. creosoted deal paving | 253 | 15 | 0 | 218 | 1 | 10 | 5in. blocks used instead of 6in. |
| The Grove | Pitching re-dressed and relaid on 6 inches lias lime concrete and new 2½ in. York stone footway | 151 | 1 | 8 | 128 | 13 | 8 | Saving on amount of concrete |
| Edward Street | l½in. compressed rock asphalte carriageway and a portion of pitching re-dressed and relaid on 6 inches lias lime concrete and new 2½in. York stone and re-squared footway paving | 596 | 0 | 2 | 569 | 5 | 7 | |
| Gambia Street | l½in. compressed rock asphalte carriageway and new 2½in. York stone and resquared paving | 585 | 2 | 1 | 534 | 8 | 9 | |
| John Street West | l½in. compressed rock asphalte carriageway | 165 | 16 | 8 | 153 | 1 | 3 | |