Chapter 40
section forty of london labour and the london poor volume two by henry mayhew this librivox recording is in the public domain recording by gillian henry a table showing the number of men and carts employed in collecting dust in scavengery and at rubbish-carting as well as the number of men women and boys working in the dust yards of the several metropolitan contractors Note, this table appears on pages 213 and 214 of volume 2 and is referred to in other parts of this work. End note. The large contractors.
Mr. Dodd. For dust, number of men employed, 20. Number of carts used, 10. For scavengery, number of men employed, 26. Number of carts, wagons or machines used, 13.
For rubbish carting, number of men employed, 20. Number of carts used, 20. Working in the yard, number of men employed, 9. Number of women employed, 12. Number of boys working, 4.
Mr Gould. Dust, number of men, 20. Number of carts, 10. Scavengery, number of men, 28. Number of carts, wagons or machines, 11
Rubbish carting Number of men, 11 Number of carts, 11 Working in the yard Number of men, 5
Number of women, 15 Number of boys, 4 Mr. Reading Dust Number of men, 32
Number of carts, 16 Scavengery Number of men, 41 Number of carts, wagons or machines, 18 Rubbish carting, number of men, 22
Number of carts, 22 Working in the yard, number of men, 5 Number of women, 12 Number of boys, 4 Mr Gore
Dust, number of men, 32 Number of carts, 16 Scavengery, number of men, 18 Number of carts, wagons or machines, 7 Rubbish carting, none
Working in the yard. Number of men. Four. Number of women. Twenty. Number of boys. Six. Mr. Rook. Dust. Number of men. Sixteen. Number of carts. Eight. Scavengery. Number of men. Sixteen. Number of cart wagons or machines. Six. Rubbish carting. Number of men. Sixteen. Number of carts. Sixteen. Working in the yard. Number of men. Two. Number of women. Six. Number of boys, three. Mr Stapleton and Holdsworth. Dust, number of men, ten. Number of carts, five.
Scavengery, number of men, eleven. Number of carts, wagons or machines, eight. Rubbish carting, number of men, ten. Number of carts, ten. Working in the yard, number of men, four. Number of women, eight. Number of boys, two. Mr. Tame Number of cart wagons or machines 8
Rubbish carting none Working in the yard Number of men 4 Number of women 12 Number of boys 3
Mr Newman Dust Number of men 8 Number of carts 4 Scavengery
Number of men 23 Number of carts wagons or machines 10 Rubbish carting Number of men 8 Number of carts 8
Working in the yard Number of men 4 Number of women, 8. Number of boys, 2. Mr Pratt and Mr Sewell. Dust, number of men, 10. Number of carts, 5. Scavengery, number of men, 4. Number of cart wagons or machines, 2. Rubbish carting, number of men, 20. Number of carts, 20. Working in the yard, number of men, 2. Number of women,
6. Number of boys, 2. Mr W Sinnott, Senior. Dust, number of men, 28. Number of carts, 14. Scavengery, number of men, 5. Number of carts, wagons or machines, 2. Rubbish carting, none. Working in the yard, number of men, 5. Number of women, 15. Number of boys, 5. Mr J Sinnott. Dust, number of men, 8, number of carts, 4 Scavengery, number of men, 16, number of carts, wagons or machines, 6
Rubbish carting, none Working in the yard, none Mr. Wesley Dust, number of men, 10, number of carts, 5 Scavengery, number of men, 18, number of carts, wagons or machines, 9
Rubbish carting, none Working in the yard, number of men, 3, number of women, 9, number of boys, 2. Mr Parsons Dust, number of men, 10, number of carts, 5, scavengery, number of men, 18, number of carts, wagons or machines, 3. Rubbish carting, none.
Working in the yard, number of men, 2, number of women, 6, number of boys, 1. Mr Herne Dust, number of men, 18, number of carts, 9 Scavengery, number of men, 7, number of carts, wagons or machines, 2 Rubbish carting, number of men, 20, number of carts, 20
Working in the yard, number of men, 3, number of women, 9, number of boys, 3 Mr Humphreys Dust, number of men, 20, number of carts, 10 Scavengery, number of men, 4 Number of carts, wagons or machines, 1
Rubbish carting, number of men, 6 Number of carts, 6 Working in the yard, number of men, 3 Number of women, 9 Number of boys, 3
Mr. Calvert Dust, number of men, 6 Number of carts, 3 Scavengery, none Rubbish carting, number of men, 7
Number of carts, 7 Working in the yard, number of men, 2, number of women, 6, number of boys, 2. Total for dust, number of men, 278, number of carts, 139. Total for scavengery, number of men, 262, number of cart wagons or machines, 107. Total for rubbish carting, number of men, 152, number of carts, 152.
Total working in the yard, number of men 61, number of women 161, number of boys 48. Small contractors Mr North Dust, number of men 4, number of carts 2 Scavengery, number of men 2, number of carts wagons or machines used 1
Rubbish carting, number of men 4, number of carts 4 Working in the yard, number of men, 1, number of women, 2, number of boys, 1. Mr. Milton Dust, number of men, 6, number of carts, 3, scavengery, none, rubbish carting, none. Working in the yard, number of men, 3, number of women, 6, number of boys, 2.
Mr. Jenkins Dust, number of men, 2, number of carts, 1 Scavengery, number of men, 5, number of carts, wagons or machines, 1 Rubbish carting, none Working in the yard, number of men, 1
Number of women, 2, number of boys, 1 Mr Stroud Dust, number of men, 10, number of carts, 5 Scavengery, none, rubbish carting, none Working in the yard, number of men, four, number of women, nine, number of boys, three.
Mr. Martin Dust, number of men, two, number of carts, one. Scavengery, number of men, six, number of carts, wagons or machines, three. Rubbish carting, none. Working in the yard, number of men, one, number of women, two, number of boys, one.
Mr. Clutterbuck dust number of men four number of carts two scavengery none rubbish carting number of men five number of carts five working in the yard number of men one number of women three number of boys one mr w sinnet jr dust number of men four number of carts two scavengery none Rubbish carting, number of men, 6
Number of carts, 6 Working in the yard, number of men, 1 Number of women, 2 Number of boys, 1 Totals, for dust, number of men, 32
Number of carts, 16 For scavengery, number of men, 13 Number of carts, wagons or machines, 5 Total for rubbish carting, number of men, 15 Number of carts, 15
Total working in the yard, number of men, 12, number of women, 26, number of boys, 10 Contractors, but not having any contract at present, only carting rubbish and so on Rubbish carting, Mr. Dirk, number of men, 36, number of carts, 36 Mr. Tompkins, number of men, 6, number of carts, 6 Mr. Jay Cooper, number of men, 8, number of carts, 8
Mr T Cooper Sr. Number of men 12. Number of carts 12. Mr Atthill. Number of men 6. Number of carts 6. Mr Barnett. Lately sold off. No details. Mr Brown. Number of men 4. Number of carts 4. Mr Ellis. Number of men 6. Number of carts 6. Mr Limpus. Number of men 10. Number of carts 10. Mr Emerson, number of men 6, number of carts 6 Total, number of men 94, number of carts 94
Machines, for scavengers, woods and forest, 4 men, 2 machines Regent Street and Pall Mall, 12 men, 2 machines St Martin's, 9 men, 4 machines Totals for Scavengers 25 men 8 machines Parishes
Kensington Scavengers 5 men 2 carts Chelsea Scavengers 5 men 2 carts St George's Hanover Square
Scavengers 5 men 1 cart St Margaret's Westminster Scavengers 7 men 3 carts Piccadilly For Hampstead, which has no parochial removal of dust,
Scavengers, four men, one cart Highgate, which has no parochial removal of dust Four men, one cart Islington Scavengers, eight men, one cart
Hackney For dust Eight men, four carts Scavengers, seven men, one cart Employed in the yard
Two men, six women, two children St. Clement Dane's Scavengers, seven men, three wagons Commercial Road East Scavengers, six men, three carts
Poplar For Dust, four men, two carts Scavengers, four men, one cart Employed in the yard, two men, four women, one child Bermondsey
Dust, six men, three carts Scavengers, six men, three carts Employed in the yard, three men, six women, two children. Newington, dust, eight men, four carts. Scavengers, six men, two carts. Employed in the yard, two men, six women, two children. Lambeth, scavengers, 16 men, three carts. Lambeth Christchurch, dust, four men, two carts.
Scavengers, twenty men, three carts Employed in the yard, one man, four women, one child Wandsworth Dust, four men, two carts Scavengers, four men, one cart
Employed in the yard, one man, four women, one child Camberwell and Walworth Dust, eight men, four carts Scavengers, six men, two carts employed in the yard two men five women three children
rothereth dust six men three carts scavengers five men two carts employed in the yard one man five women two children greenwich dust four men two carts scavengers five men two carts employed in the yard one man three women one child Detford
Dust, four men, two carts Scavengers, four men, two carts Employed in the yard, one man, three women, one child Woolwich, scavengers, five men, two carts Lewisham, scavengers, four men, one cart
Total for parishes For Dust, total number of men, 56 Total number of carts, 28 For scavengers, 218 men, 50 carts and 3 wagons. Total employed in the yard, 16 men, 46 women, 16 children.
Total for large contractors, for dust, 278 men, 139 carts. For scavengers, 262 men, 107 carts, wagons or machines. For rubbish, 152 men, 152 carts. Total employed in the yard, 61 men, 161 women, 48 children. Total for small contractors, for dust, 32 men, 16 carts.
Scavengers, 13 men, 5 carts, wagons or machines. For rubbish, 15 men, 15 carts. Total employed in the yard 12 men 26 women 10 children Total for machines Scavengers 25 men 8 machines
Total for street orderlies Scavengers 60 men 9 carts wagons or machines Gross total for dust 366 men 183 carts Scavengers, 578 men, 179 carts, 3 wagons For rubbish, 167 men, 167 carts
Employed in the yard, 89 men, 233 women, 74 children Total employed at dust, 366 men, 183 carts Total employed at scavenging, 578 men, 179 carts. Total employed at rubbish carting, 167 men, 167 carts. Total men, women and children in yard, 396.
Total employed in the removal of house and street refuse, 1,507 people, 529 carts. Note. End of table. End of section 40
