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Part 122

-----------+-----+--------+---+------+---------+----------+-------- | | | | |Average 2| | | | | | |Cesspools| | | | | | | a Night.| | | | Loads. | | | |£. _s. d._| £. _s._ Albon | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400 |5_s._ ea.| 12 10 0 | 315 0 Danver | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600 | „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Buck | 90 | 540 | 4 | 360 | „ | 11 5 0 | 283 10 Aldred | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600 | „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Bowler | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600 | „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Deacon | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000 | „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Barrett | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800 | „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Elmes | 90 | 540 | 4 | 360 | „ | 11 5 0 | 283 10 Gray | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400 | „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Emmerton | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600 | „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Coleman | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400 | „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Belchier | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000 | „ | 31 5 0 | 787 0 Wade | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800 | „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Turner | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400 | „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Sutton | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600 | „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Cutmore | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800 | „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Plowman | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600 | „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Brockwell | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800 | „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Bellamy | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800 | „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Janes | 50 | 300 | 4 | 200 | „ | 6 5 0 | 157 10 Higgs | 50 | 300 | 4 | 200 | „ | 6 5 0 | 157 10 Avery | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400 | „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Bailey | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600 | „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Pitman | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800 | „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Hosier | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600 | „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Chambers | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600 | „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Turner | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400 | „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Sutton | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600 | „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Phenix | 80 | 480 | 4 | 320 | „ | 10 0 0 | 252 0 Elsden | 50 | 300 | 4 | 200 | „ | 6 5 0 | 157 10 Fuller | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800 | „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Heath | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800 | „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Beach | 80 | 480 | 4 | 320 | „ | 10 0 0 | 252 0 Jones | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400 | „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Gilbert | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000 | „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Green | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400 | „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 King | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000 | „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Parker | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600 | „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Kelsey | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800 | „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Palmer | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000 | „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Sinclair | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400 | „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Peck | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800 | „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Young | 50 | 300 | 4 | 200 | „ | 6 5 0 | 157 10 Winter | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400 | „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Wolfe | 90 | 540 | 4 | 360 | „ | 11 5 0 | 283 10 Taber | 50 | 300 | 4 | 200 | „ | 6 5 0 | 157 10 Kellow | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400 | „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Mercer | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600 | „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Oswell | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000 | „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Mallett | 90 | 540 | 4 | 360 | „ | 11 5 0 | 283 10 Handley | 180 | 1080 | 4 | 720 | „ | 22 10 0 | 567 0 Bull | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600 | „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Atkinson | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800 | „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Dennis | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000 | „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Fordham | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400 | „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Wigmore | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600 | „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Ricketts | 300 | 1800 | 4 | 1200| „ | 37 10 0 | 945 0 Linnegar | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000| „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Price | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400| „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 James | 300 | 1800 | 4 | 1200| „ | 37 10 0 | 945 0 Wills | 180 | 1080 | 4 | 720| „ | 22 10 0 | 567 0 Templar | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400| „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Tolley | 50 | 300 | 4 | 200| „ | 6 5 0 | 157 10 Smallman | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400| „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Macey | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600| „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Livermore | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000| „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Oakham | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000| „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Rudd | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400| „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Kerridge | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600| „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Perrin | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600| „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Thomas | 300 | 1800 | 4 | 1200| „ | 37 10 0 | 945 0 Moore | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600| „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Reeves | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800| „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Pearson | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400| „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Stollery | 50 | 300 | 4 | 200| „ | 6 5 0 | 157 10 Connew | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000| „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Floyd | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400| „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Girling | 300 | 1800 | 4 | 1200| „ | 37 10 0 | 945 0 Gilbert | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600| „ | 18 15 0 | 742 10 Carter | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000| „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Clayden | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800| „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Bibbing | 50 | 300 | 4 | 200| „ | 6 5 0 | 157 10 Dunn | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400| „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Howell | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400| „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Fursey | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400| „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Archer | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000| „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Hart | 300 | 1800 | 4 | 1200| „ | 37 10 0 | 945 0 Cole | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400| „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Essex | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000| „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Hinton | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400| „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Wiseman | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600| „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Tepner | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800| „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Unwin | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000| „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Treharne | 300 | 1800 | 4 | 1200| „ | 37 10 0 | 945 0 Havenny | 50 | 300 | 4 | 200| „ | 6 5 0 | 157 10 Williams | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400| „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Plant | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800| „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Linfield | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000| „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Morris | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600| „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Jenkins | 300 | 1800 | 4 | 1200| „ | 37 10 0 | 945 0 Buck | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800| „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Hadnutt | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600| „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Cuming | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800| „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Douglas | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400| „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Hogden | 300 | 1800 | 4 | 1200| „ | 37 10 0 | 945 0 M’Currey | 300 | 1800 | 4 | 1200| „ | 37 10 0 | 945 0 Warne | 50 | 300 | 4 | 200| „ | 6 5 0 | 157 10 Whitechurch| 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800| „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Stevenson | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600| „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Izard | 300 | 1800 | 4 | 1200| „ | 37 10 0 | 945 0 Jones | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000| „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Rutley | 100 | 600 | 4 | 400| „ | 12 10 0 | 315 0 Prichard | 200 | 1200 | 4 | 800| „ | 25 0 0 | 630 0 Watts | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000| „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Woodcock | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600| „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Osborn | 300 | 1800 | 4 | 1200| „ | 37 10 0 | 945 0 Morland | 250 | 1500 | 4 | 1000| „ | 31 5 0 | 787 10 Brown | 300 | 1800 | 4 | 1200| „ | 37 10 0 | 945 0 Hughes | 150 | 900 | 4 | 600| „ | 18 15 0 | 472 10 Total for +-------+------+---+------+---------+----------+-------- Master- | Bricklayers| engaged as | Nightmen |19,880|99,400 | 4 |59,520| 5_s._ |£2,485 0 |£52,185 0

SUMMARY OF THE ABOVE TABLE.

------------------------+-----+-------------------------------------------------------------- |Number of Masters employed as Nightmen. | |-------+------------------------------------------------------ | | Number of Cesspools emptied during the year. | | +------------------------------------------------------ | | |Quantity of Night soil collected annually. | | | +--------------------------------------------- | | | |Number of working Nightmen employed to | | | |each Cesspool. | | | | +------------------------------------- MASTER-SWEEPS EMPLOYED | | | | |Sum per load paid to each operative AS NIGHTMEN IN | | | | | Nightman engaged in removing soil | | | | |from Cesspools. | | | | | +----------------------- | | | | | |Total amount | | | | | |paid to Master-Nightmen | | | | | |during the Year for | | | | | |emptying Cesspools. ------------------------+-----+-------+--------+-------+-------------+----------------------- | | | Loads. | | Pence. | £ _s._ _d._ Kensington | 4 | 48 | 240 | 3 & 4 | 6 & 7 | 120 0 0 Chelsea | 8 | 140 | 700 | 3 & 4 | 6 & 7 | 350 0 0 Westminster | 9 | 180 | 900 | 3 | 6 | 450 0 0 St. Martin’s | 4 | 34 | 170 | 3 | 6 | 85 0 0 Marylebone | 9 | 155 | 775 | 3 & 4 | 6 & 7 | 387 10 0 Paddington | 8 | 107 | 535 | 3 | 6 | 267 10 0 Hampstead | 2 | 16 | 80 | 3 | 6 | 40 0 0 Islington | 4 | 82 | 410 | 3 | 6 | 205 0 0 St. Pancras | 13 | 226 | 1,130 | 3 & 4 | 6 & 7 | 565 0 0 Hackney | 5 | 89 | 445 | 3 & 4 | 6 & 7 | 222 10 0 St. Giles’s and St. | | | | | | George’s, Bloomsbury | 11 | 172 | 860 | 3 & 4 | 6 & 7 | 430 0 0 Strand | 4 | 30 | 150 | 3 | 6 | 75 0 0 Holborn | 4 | 74 | 370 | 3 & 4 | 6 & 7 | 185 0 0 Clerkenwell | 5 | 78 | 390 | 3 & 4 | 6 & 7 | 195 0 0 St. Luke’s | 5 | 68 | 340 | 3 & 4 | 6 & 7 | 170 0 0 East London | 6 | 92 | 460 | 3 & 4 | 6 & 7 | 230 0 0 West London | 4 | 64 | 320 | 3 & 4 | 6 & 7 | 160 0 0 London, City | 5 | 88 | 440 | 3 & 4 | 6 & 7 | 220 0 0 Shoreditch | 7 | 95 | 475 | 3 & 4 | 6 | 237 10 0 Bethnal-green | 5 | 68 | 340 | 3 & 4 | 6 | 170 0 0 Whitechapel | 5 | 66 | 330 | 3 | 6 | 165 0 0 St. George’s-in-the-East| 8 | 152 | 760 | 3 & 4 | 6 | 380 0 0 Stepney | 6 | 80 | 400 | 3 | 6 | 200 0 0 Poplar | 4 | 48 | 240 | 3 | 6 | 120 0 0 St. Olave’s, St. | | | | | | Saviour’s, and St. | | | | | | George’s, Southwark | 16 | 157 | 785 | 3 | 6 | 392 10 0 Bermondsey | 6 | 60 | 300 | 3 | 6 | 150 0 0 Walworth and Newington | 8 | 71 | 355 | 3 | 6 | 177 10 0 Lambeth | 10 | 91 | 455 | 3 & 4 | 6 & 7 | 227 10 0 Christchurch, Lambeth | 6 | 58 | 290 | 3 | 6 | 145 0 0 Wandsworth and Battersea| 5 | 43 | 215 | 3 | 6 | 107 10 0 Rotherhithe | 5 | 54 | 270 | 3 & 4 | 6 | 135 0 0 Greenwich and Deptford | 5 | 94 | 470 | 3 & 4 | 6 & 7 | 235 0 0 Woolwich | 6 | 82 | 410 | 3 & 4 | 6 | 205 0 0 Lewisham | 2 | 30 | 150 | 3 & 4 | 6 | 75 0 0 Total for Sweeps |-----+-------+--------+-------+-------------+----------------------- employed as Nightmen | 214 | 2,992 | 14,960 | 3 & 4 | 6 & 7 | 7,480 0 0 Total for Dust and other| | | | | | Contractors employed | | | | | | as Nightmen | 188 |27,820 |139,600 | 4 | 8 | 72,027 0 0 Total for Bricklayers | | | | | | employed as Nightmen | 119 |19,880 | 99,400 | 4 |5_s._ a night| 52,185 0 0 |-----+-------+--------+-------+-------------+----------------------- Gross Total | 521 |50,692 |253,960 | 3 & 4 |6_d._ 7_d._ &|131,692 10 0 | | | | |8_d._ per 1d.| | | | | |& 5_s._ per | | | | | |night. |

A TABLE SHOWING THE QUANTITY OF REFUSE BOUGHT, COLLECTED, OR FOUND, IN THE STREETS OF LONDON.

----------------+---------------+-------------------------------- Articles bought | Annual | Average Number of Buyers, collected, | gross | and quantity sold or found. | quantity. | Daily or Weekly. ----------------+---------------+-------------------------------- REFUSE METAL. | | Copper | 291,600 lbs. |200 buyers 1/4 cwt. each weekly Brass | 291,600 „ |200 do. 1/4 „ do. Iron |2,329,600 „ |200 do. 2 „ do. Steel | 62,400 „ |200 do. 6 lbs. do. Lead |1,164,800 „ |200 do. 1 cwt. do. Pewter | 291,600 „ |200 do. 1/4 „ do. | | HORSE & | | CARRIAGE | | FURNITURE. | | Carriages | 120 „ | 4 do. 30 sets yearly Wheels (4, | | from coach- | | builders) | 600 sets |100 do. 8 do. Wheels, | | in pairs | | for carts | | & trucks | 600 pairs| 50 do. 12 pairs yearly Springs | | for trucks and | | small carts | 780 „ | 5 do. 3 „ weekly Lace, from | | coach-builders | 1,344 lbs. | 12 do. 112 lbs. yearly Fringe and | | tassels, | | from ditto | 2,688 „ | 12 do. 224 „ do. Coach & | | carriage | | linings, | | singly | 156 | 12 do. 13 yearly Harness | | (carriage | | pairs) | 60 pairs| 10 do. 6 pairs do. Ditto | | (single sets) | 144 sets | 12 do. 12 sets do. Ditto | | (sets of donkey| | and pony) | 41,600 „ |100 do. 8 sets weekly Saddles | 1,040 „ | 10 do. 2 „ do. Collars | 2,080 „ | 10 do. 4 „ do. Bridles | 4,160 „ | 10 do. 6 „ do. Pads | 2,080 „ | 10 do. 4 „ do. Bits | 4,160 „ | 10 do. 3 „ do. Leather (new | | cuttings from | | coach-builders)| 58,136 lbs. | 24 do. 22 cwt. yearly Ditto (morocco | | cuttings from | | do.) | 960 „ | 20 do. 48 „ do. Old leather | | (waste from | | ditto) | 53,760 „ | 12 do. 20 „ do. | | REFUSE LINEN, | | COTTON, &C. | | Rags (woollen, | | consisting of | | tailors’ | | shreds, old | | flannel | | drugget, | | carpet, and | | moreen) |4,659,200 lbs. |200 do. 4 „ weekly Ditto (coloured | | cotton) |2,912,000 „ |200 do. 2-1/2 „ do. Ditto (white) |1,164,800 „ |200 do. 1 „ do. Canvas | 44,800 „ |200 do. 2 „ yearly Rope and sacking| 291,200 „ |200 do. 1/4 „ weekly | | PAPER. | | Waste paper |1,397,760 „ | 60 colls. each disposing | | of 4 cwt. weekly GLASS AND | | CROCKERYWARE. | | Bottles (common | | and doctors’) | 62,400 doz. |200 buyers, 24 weekly Ditto (wine) | 31,200 „ |200 do. 12 do. Ditto (porter | | and stout) | 4,800 „ |200 do. 24 dozen yearly Flint glass | 15,600 lbs. |200 do. 1-1/2 lbs. weekly Pickling jars | 7,200 „ |200 do. 36 yearly Gallipots | 20,800 doz. |200 do. 24 weekly