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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 net Expenditure for the year ended 25th March, 1899, is shown by the following amounts:—
| RECEIPTS. | EXPENDITURE. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||||
| For Ashes and Breeze | 1491 | 14 | 4 | Rent, less tax | 594 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Rags, Bones, &c. | 145 | 8 | 6 | „ 27, Commercial Road | 43 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Trade Refuse removal | 451 | 19 | 8 | ,, Spencer Place | 4 | 16 | 8 | |||
| Rent of Rooms | 18 | 4 | 0 | Repairs to premises | 21 | 17 | 10 | |||
| Payment for dead horse | 1 | 12 | 6 | Repairs at 27, Commercial Road | 45 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Holborn Union, removing dust from Charterhouse, &c. | 70 | 0 | 0 | Queen's Taxes | 26 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Parochial Rates | 224 | 12 | 8 | |||||||
| Tuff and Miskin, for picking up street sweepings | 9 | 18 | 4 | Insurance | 12 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Three new Horses | 207 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Do. hire of barges | 33 | 10 | 0 | One new Van | 49 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Two horses and two carts sold | 16 | 15 | 4 | Gas | 61 | 15 | 7 | |||
| Water | 14 | 2 | 11 | |||||||
| Brooms for Sweeping Machines - | 60 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Oats, &c. | £475 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Hay, Straw and Clover | 448 | 2 | 9 | |||||||
| 923 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| Veterinary Surgeon and Farriery | 138 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| Wages:— | ||||||||||
| Superintendent | £166 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| Horsekeeper and assistance | 132 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| Carried forward | £2239 | 2 | 8 | Carried forward | 298 | 13 | 6 | 2426 | 18 | 1 |