Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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SCAVENGING DEPARTMENT.
Scavenging, &c., work for one year ending March, 1899.
Scavenging. | Dusting. | Market. | Waering | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
£ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
Labour | 2242 | 2 | 1 | 783 | 15 | 6 | 337 | 0 | 6 | 134 | 9 | 0 | |||
Horse-hire | 465 | 18 | 3 | 371 | 9 | 3 | 136 | 18 | 7 | 128 | 14 | 2 | |||
Disposal of refuse | 958 | 18 | 9 | 1041 | 15 | 1 | 312 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
3666 | 19 | 1 | 2196 | 19 | 10 | 786 | 0 | 7 | 263 | 3 | 2 | 6913 | 2 | 8 | |
brooms, tools, water, &c. | 462 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||
1/10 amount £1499 17s. 4d ) expended on plant | 139 | 19 | 9 | ||||||||||||
1/7 amount (213 12s. 1d.) expended on building, &c. | 30 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Rent of depot and proportion of office expenses | 295 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
7840 | 18 | 3 | |||||||||||||
Deduct: — | |||||||||||||||
Amount received from Boro' Market | 550 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Ditto, ditto for collection of trade refuse | 492 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||
1042 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||
£6798 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Amount paid to the Southwark & Vauxhall Water Company for Water, for Street Watering | 80 | 8 | 10 | ||||||||||||
£6878 | 14 | 10 |
Statement showing the weight of Refuse disposed of in each month during the year :—
1898 | Market. | Dust. | Slop. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tons | Cwt. | Qrs. | Tons. | Cwt. | Qrs. | Tons | Cwt. | Qrs. | |
April | 285 | 0 | 0 | 773 | 15 | 2 | 696 | 7 | 0 |
May | 295 | 10 | 0 | 808 | 7 | 2 | 953 | 15 | 1 |
June | 267 | 12 | 0 | 634 | 5 | 3 | 503 | 18 | 0 |
July | 279 | 2 | 0 | 799 | 9 | 0 | 713 | 5 | 1 |
August | 208 | 17 | 3 | 791 | 11 | l | 565 | 19 | 0 |
September | 209 | 9 | 0 | 792 | 18 | 3 | 573 | 10 | 3 |
October | 246 | 14 | 0 | 823 | 2 | 3 | 904 | 18 | 2 |
November | 239 | 13 | 1 | 828 | 1 | 3 | 907 | 11 | 1 |
December | 246 | 8 | 3 | 878 | 16 | 2 | 799 | 17 | 3 |
1899. | |||||||||
January | 209 | 5 | 2 | 946 | 18 | 1 | 1021 | 1 | 0 |
February | 203 | 1 | 1 | 819 | 0 | 0 | 726 | 5 | 3 |
March | 246 | 8 | 2 | 861 | 6 | 1 | 581 | 13 | 0 |
2937 | 2 | 0 | 9757 | 13 | 1 | 8948 | 2 | 2 |