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Shoreditch 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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208
UNDERGROUND CONVENIENCES.
The total receipts during the year at the underground conveniences amount to
£1,244 15s. 4d., and the expenditure for Attendants' Wages and other expenses,
including the proportion of repayment of loan and interest, amount to £1,201 14s. 5½d.
as follows:—

Table: HIGH STREET BY GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.

HIGH STREET BY GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.

£s.d.£s.d.
Gentlemen's Lavatory—Wages of Attendants28580
Use of Lavatory1752Do. for washing and mangling towels4180
Convenience Fees32997Uniforms and costumes1400
Tickets31211
346149Royalty on Bell Punches600
Ladies' Lavatory—Towels100
Use of Lavatory5113Gas17143
Incandescent Mantles280
Convenience Fees28318Electric Light — December Quarter916
Urinette Fees2159Electric fittings19139
29188Water28163
Rubber Mats288
Brooms, Mops, and Squeegees246
Combs and Brushes146
Enamelled iron screens, painting and hose2186
Soap and toilet paper8122
Proportion of repayment of loan and interest117135
Profit11140
£63835£63835

Table: OLD STREET BY PITFIELD STREET.

OLD STREET BY PITFIELD STREET.

£s.d.£s.d.
Gentlemen's Lavatory—Wages of Attendants285186
Use of Lavatory1320Do. for washing and mangling towels406
Convenience Fees28516Uniforms and Costumes700
Tickets8211
29886Royalty on Bell Punches600
Ladies' Lavatory—Towels0190
Use of Lavatory217104Gas15810
Incandescent Mantles11711
Convenience Fees127138Electric Light, 2 quarters101510
Electric Fitting19139
Urinette Fees28Water2863
182196Rubber Mats288
Brooms, Mops & Squeegees178
Combs and Brushes0156
Soap and Toilet Paper637½
Loss118011½Proportion of repayment of Loan and Interest15555
£549811½£549311½