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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 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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The following represents the cost of the watering for the season of 1894, that for 1893 being added for the purpose of comparison :—
| Season 1893. | Season 1894. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Vestry Carmen's Wages | 128 | 12 | 6 | 99 | 11 | 4 |
| Repairs to Water Vans | 84 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| Keep of Horses, &c. | 113 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 1 |
| Cost of water and meter | ||||||
| rent (4,481,000 gals.) | 190 | 4 | 1 (3,088,000 gals.) 140 | 17 | 4 | |
| Repairs to Standposts | 37 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Horse Hire, including Wages of Drivers | 77 | 19 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 1 |
| £631 | 18 | 6 | £423 | 8 | 11 | |
Cartage.—The horses and carts have also been employed
during the year in carting stone, refuse from gullies, and
rubbish. Had horses and carts been hired for the purpose
a cost of £162 8s, 9d. would have been incurred. Horses and
carts for this purpose have also been hired of Mr. Varney and
Mr. Stubbs at a cost of £26 8s. 5d.
Horses.—On the 31st January, 1895, the horse "Ross,"
purchased in 1880, was destroyed, having become unfit for
further work. The total number of the stud at 25th March was
26.
Vans and Carts.—The number of vehicles belonging
to the Vestry is—20 vans, 8 carts, 13 water vans, 2 sweeping
machines, and a sand or salt distributor. The Vestry have
purchased a Willacy's patent water van and the sand distributor
during the year.
Fodder.—The Fodder account, allowing for the stocks in
hand, amounts to £1,111 13s. 4d., a decrease of £346, being an
a\erage of 15s. 11d. per horse per week, a decrease from last
year of 6s. 1d. per horse per week. This decrease has been
caused by the return to normal prices from the great advance
due to the prolonged drought in the early part of 1893.