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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
Clerkenwell 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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The average number of horses employed was 10.7 per day, including those with the brooms. The approximate cost was as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slopmen's wages - | 747 | 4 | 8 |
| Scavengers' ,, (night gang) | 1350 | 3 | 0 |
| „ (tempy. „ | 90 | 4 | 9 |
| „ (Boys) | 144 | 4 | 9 |
| Keep of horses | 614 | 18 | 0 |
| Cost of barging slop away | 271 | 14 | 0 |
| Repair to sweeping machines | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Brooms for ,, ,, | 63 | 18 | 0 |
| Scavengers' brooms | 65 | 2 | 0 |
| £3,350 | 5 | 2 |
FRYE'S BUILDINGS.
Messrs. Culver, of White Lion Street, having
acquired the premises on either side of the passage
leading from White Lion Street to Frye's Buildings,
permission was given for a gate to be fixed at the
entrance, with a view to same being locked at
night, the Vestry having possession of a key.
NORTHAMPTON ROW.
Attention having been called to the difficulty that
would arise in the event of a fire occurring at the
above, the lamp post at the south end was removed,
and a fall-down guard post fixed in its place. A
new bracket lamp was fixed on the premises at the
corner to replace the lamp removed.