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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

West Ham 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Table: Usually the collection is finished between 5 and 5.30 p.m., but. on occasions of heavy collections, and snowy and foggy weather, the hours are much extended, as is shown by the table below :—

Usually the collection is finished between 5 and 5.30 p.m., but. on occasions of heavy collections, and snowy and foggy weather, the hours are much extended, as is shown by the table below :—

Time.No. of days on which the latest Carman left his Beat at the time shown.
Northern Division.Southern Division.
1.30 to 2 p.m.3—
2 „ 2.30 „173
2.30 „ 31521
3 „ 3.30 „2754
3.30 „ 44166
4 „ 4.30 „4164
4.30 „ 5 „3550
5 „ 5.30 „5731
5.30 „ 6448
6 „ 6.30 „125
6.30 „ 74—
7 „ 7.30 „53
7.30 „ 8 „—
8 „ 8.30 „31
8.30 „ 92—
9 „ 9.30 „1—
9.30 „ 10—1