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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 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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The number of loads of sweepings received were 7,025, an
increase of 910 loads on the previous year, or over 17 loads
per week.
The cost of Collecting and Disposing of the Dust and Trade Refuse from March 26th, 1898, to March 25th, 1899, inclusive, was as follow:—
| s. | d. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages of Carmen | 924 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Ditto Sweepers | 2161 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Hire of Barges | 874 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Loading Barges | 235 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Hire of Horses | 170 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 4367 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Proportion of Establishment charges | 2089 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Gross cost | 6456 | 11 | 7 | |||
| Deduct— | s. | d. | ||||
| Amount received from Costers, &c. | 195 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Refunded by Messrs. Tuff & Miskins' for Clearing Street Sweepings from Wharf through want of Barges | 37 | 11 | 10 | |||
| 232 | 14 | 3 | ||||
| Net cost | £6223 | 17 | 4 | |||
The cost per load thus being 17s. 8d.
The items included in "Establishment Charges" are
exclusively those relating to Wharf, and do not include any
proportion of Chief Office expenses.
Watering.— Part of the watering was dune by the
Vestry staff, but horses and drivers were hired in addition from
Mr. Varney for 113 days for the purpose, at the cost of
£463 1s. 0d.