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Clerkenwell 1881

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]

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Surbeyor's Report.
To the Vestry of the Parish of Saint James and
Saint John, Clerkenwell.
Surveyor's Office,
Vestry Hall,
Clerkenwell, E.C.
30th June, 1882
Gentlemen,
I beg to lay before you my Report upon the
Works, &c. executed by the Vestry during the year
ending Lady-day, 1882.
SEWERS AND GULLIES.
A length of 56 feet of 12-inch pipe Sewer was constructed
in Bath Row, and a length of 60 feet of 4
feet brick Sewer was constructed in Turnmill Street
under premises adjoining Booth's Distillery. Seventytwo
Sewers were cleansed and repaired, and 138 loads
of soil removed, five new side entrance covers were
fixed, three new Gullies constructed, and 269 cleansed
and repaired and five were trapped.

The Not Expenditure for the Year to 25 th March, 1882, will therefore be shown by the following Account:—

Receipts.£S.d.Expenditure.£s.d.
For Ashes and Breeze972152Interest on Loan16000
Trade Refuse, Removal131129Rent, less Tax60240
Street Sweepings1000Queen's Taxes1692
Hardcore3100Parochial Rates14128
Use of Berths for Barge Loading2826Gas2911
Dead Horse220Water1851
Amount Saved on Paving Contract by Carting Old Stones43190Fodder, Oats, &c.574130
Hay, Straw, &c.5981791173109
Value of Cartage done, over and above the highest sum paid for Cartage in the Six Years with which this Account is compared—say10000Veterinary Treatment30109
Farriery and Smiths' Work9529
Insurance510
New Shoots and other Repairs11277
Wages—Superintendent132100
129515Horsekeeper and assistance11944
Clerk5300
Slopmen26504
Carpenter201
Dustmen776151
Watering19630
Barge Loaders330132
Dust Sifting47474
Stone Carting77102426144
Committee Expenses13118
Barges Removing Slop and Hardcore16150
Harness and Repairs42186
Repairs to Vans and Carts43176
Shovels, Scoops, &c.1529
Dustmens' & Slopmens' Smocks, Leggings, &c1280
Ladders and Baskets11128
Loin Cloths800
Other smaller payments, including Mr. Gore's Petty Cash, &c.65157
Balance, or the Charge for the Year416595One year's Denreciation42000