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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SURVEYOR'S REPORT.
To the Vestry of the Parish of St. James and
St. John, Clerkenwell.
Surveyor's Office,
Vestry Hall, Clerkenwell,
lst December, 1892.
Gentlemen,
I beg to lay before you my Report upon
the works, &c., executed by your Vestry during the
year ending Lady-day, 1892.
SEWERS AND GULLIES.
Thirty-seven sewers were cleansed and repaired,
2 new side entrance covers were fixed, 7 new
gullies constructed, and 6 new gully drains laid;
377 gullies cleansed and repaired, 7 trapped; 13
new gulley grates, and 4 new flushing boxes fixed.
One hundred and ten loads of deposit were removed
from the sewers and gullies.
Fifty-seven private drains were let off by the
sewermen at the expense of the owners of the premises
upon which the drains were stopped, for
which the sum of £5 14s. was received by the
Vestry.
The following short comparison of the work done in the year now under review with that of the year before will be, perhaps, the shortest and best way of accounting for the increase of the expenditure.
1890-1. | 1891-2. | Increase. | |
---|---|---|---|
Loads of Dust removed | 8784 | 8995 | 211 |
,, Trade Refuse removed | 242 | 389 | 145 |
,, Street Sweepings | 6810 | 7724 | 914 |
Barges of Hardcore | 23 | 34 | 11 |
,, Street Sweepings removed | 128 | 172 | 24 |
889 Cartloads „ -20freights | 20 |
STABLE AND LOFT.
£ | s. | d. | |
---|---|---|---|
23 Horses, at an average value of about £40 12s. 2d. | 934 | 0 | 0 |
24 Sets of Harness at £2 5s. 0d. | 54 | 0 | 0 |
Gas Engine | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Bean Crusher | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Weighing Machine, Chaff Cutters, Nosebags, Loin Cloths, &c. | 42 | 3 | 9 |
VANS AND CARTS. | |||
12 Water Vacs, 16 Slop Vans and 8 Carts | 630 | 0 | 0 |
50 | 0 | 0 |