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 Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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Surbegor's Report
To the Vestry of the Parish of Clerkenwell.
Gentlemen,
I beg respectfully to submit the following Report for
the year ending Lady-day, 1878.
SEWERAGE AND SANITARY WORKS.
During the year 10 Sewers have been repaired where required,
88 cleansed, 1 new gulley constructed, and 220 gullies cleansed.
117 loads of soil have been removed from the sewers and gullies
throughout the Parish. 36 entirely new house-drains have
been constructed, consisting of 2 12-inch, 15 9-inch, and 19
6-inch; and 13 house-drains trapped.
ROAD AND PAVING WORKS.
For the maintenance and necessary repair to different Roadways
in the Parish, 1,933 cube yards of materials have been
used in the following quantities, viz.:—
707 ¾ cube yards of Ballast,
258¾ „ Hoggin.
967¾ „ Granite.
96 8/9 square yards New Granite Paving laid down.
(Of this 60 4/9 were for the various Companies.)
97 1/6 square yards second-hand Granite laid down.
13,257 2/9 „ Carriageway relaid.
(Of this 3,343 7/9 were for different Companies.)
7,915 square feet New York.
(Of this 101 were for different Companies.)
Date. | Name of Contractor. | Nature of Work to be performed and Materials supplied. | Period. | Price. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1877. March 22nd | W. Irons | Watering whole Parish | From March to Michaelmas, 1877 | 13/6 per horse, van, and man |
ditto | H. Dodd | To take away dust from Dist. No. 1 | From 25th March 1877 to 25th March, 1878 | £850 |
ditto | W. Irons | Ditto ditto No. 2 | Ditto ditto | £860. |
ditto | H. Dodd | Removal of 81op ditto No. 1 | Ditto ditto | 2/4 per single load and 3/10 per double load |
ditto | J. Harris | Ditto ditto No. 2 | Ditto ditto | 3/9 per double load |
ditto | J. Mowlem & Co. | Paving Materials | Ditto ditto | As per Schedule of Prices. |
ditto | H. Dodd | Broken Guernsey Granite | Ditto ditto | 16/- per cubic yard |
ditto | ditto | „ Markfield „ | Ditto ditto | 15/- ditto |
ditto | ditto | Ballast, Flint, &c. | Ditto ditto | As per Schedule of Prices. |
ditto | W. J. Goode | Printing | Ditto ditto | Ditto. |