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Shoreditch 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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One ganger (who was made foreman in May, 1892), two mechanics and four
fiushers on average, with labourers, were employed in cleansing, disinfecting,
re-constructing, repairing, &c., the sewers, drains and gullies in the parish; their
wages for the year amounted to £1,122 0s. 5d.
The sum of £220 3s. 2d. was also paid for watchmen's wages.
Three men have been constantly employed cleansing the parish urinals
(including Sundays and holidays, in the early morning); their wages for the year
amounted to £215 17s. 9d.
The following, in addition to other smaller amounts, represent the value of naterials, &c., supplied during the year:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
| Sand | 131 | 0 | 9 |
| Lime, cement, &c. | 186 | 2 | 3 |
| Bricks | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanitary pipes, junctions, &c. | 317 | 9 | 8 |
| Smith's work (for yard tools, &c.) | 99 | 18 | 7 |
| Ditto (for steam roller tools, &c.) | 46 | 15 | 7 |
| Hydrant repairs, street name plates, plumber's, glazier's and writer's work | 18 | 16 | 8 |
| Castings | 199 | 15 | 2 |
| Cartage (including ground to shoot) | 759 | 16 | 3| |
| Water for roads | 391 | 7 | 2 |
| Water for flushing Gt. Chart Street and Fanshaw Street sewers (testing apparatus) | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| Lard Oil for steam roller | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Coke for ditto and yard | 38 | 1 | 0 |
| Disinfectants | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Brooms, pails, mops, &c. | 29 | 6 | 6 |
| Making good 3-in. main belonging to Gas Light and Coke Company | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| New hose reel and flushing apparatus | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheelwright—Truck repairs | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| „ Repairs to water cart | o O | 0 | 0 |
| New sewer lamps and repairs | 13 | 5 | 10 |
| Timber | 8 | 16 | 5 |
| New waterproof sheets for covering tools and materials of fiushers and gullymen | o o | 0 | 0 |
| New coke sacks | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| New fiushers' boots (repaid to Vestry) | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| New clock at stone yard. | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| New picks, &c. | 11 | 3 | 7 |