The division of labour among the flushermen appears to be as follows:--_London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. 2

The _Inspector_, whose duty it is to go round the several sewers and

see which require to be flushed.

The _Ganger_, or head of the working gang, who receives his orders from

the inspector, and directs the men accordingly.

The _Lock-keeper_, or man who goes round to the sewers which are about

to be flushed, and fixes the “penstocks” for retaining the water.

The _Gang_, which consists of from three to four men, who loosen the

deposit from the bottom of the sewer. Among these there is generally a

“for’ard man,” whose duty it is to remove the penstocks.

The ganger gets 1_s._ a week over and above the wages of the men.

TABLE SHOWING THE DISTRICTS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE COMMISSIONERS

OF SEWERS; ALSO THE NUMBER AND SALARIES OF THE CLERKS OF THE WORKS,

ASSISTANT CLERKS OF THE WORKS, AND INSPECTORS OF FLUSHING, PAID BY THE

COMMISSIONERS, AND THE NUMBER AND WAGES PAID TO THE FLUSHERMEN BY THE

GENERAL CONTRACTORS.

--------------------+------------------------------------------------------

| Paid by the Commissioners of Sewers.

+----------------------+----------+----------+---------

--------------------+---+------+---+-------+---+------+---+------+ Total.

|No.|of the|No.| Annual|No.|of the|No.|of the|

--------------------+---+------+---+-------+---+-----------------+---------

| | £ | | £ | | £ | | £ | £

Districts | 3| 450 | 4| 400 | 1| 120 | ..| .. | 970

Holborn Division | 4| 600 | 3| 300 | 1| 80 | 6| 390 | 1370

Districts | 3| 450 | 2| 200 | 3| 280 | 1| 70 | 1000

the Thames | 3| 450 | 6| 600 | 4| 320 | 12| 374 | 1744

--------------------+---+------+---|-------+---+------+---+------+---------

Total | 13| 1950 | 15| 1500 | 9| 800 | 19| 834 | 5084

CITY | ..| .. | ..| .. | 1| 80 | 3| 148 | 228

--------------------+---+------+---+-------+---+------+---+------+---------

--------------------+---------------------------------

| Paid by Contractors.

+-----------+-----------+---------

| Gangers. | Flushers. |

DISTRICTS. +---+-------+---+-------+

--------------------+---+-------+---+-------+---------

| | _s._ | | | £ _s._

Districts | 2| 22 | 13| 21 | 824 4

Holborn Division | 3| 22 | 30| 21 |1809 12

Districts | 3| 22 | 27| 21 |1645 16

the Thames | 2| 22 | 22| 21 |1315 12

--------------------+---+-------+---|-------+---------

Total | 10| .. | 92| .. |5595 4

CITY | 1| 22 | 9| 21 | 548 12

--------------------+---+-------+---+-------+---------

Total cost of flushing the sewers £12,000 per annum.

⁂ The above division of districts is the one adopted by the

Commissioners of Sewers, but the districts of the Flushermen are more

numerous than those above given, being as follows:--

Ganger. Flushermen.

Fulham and Hammersmith employing 1 and 6 }

Counter’s Creek and Ranelagh }1st District of

Districts. „ 1 „ 7 } Commissioners.

Westminster (Western Division) „ 1 „ 10 }

Ditto (Eastern Division) „ 1 „ 12 }2nd District of

Holborn Division „ 1 „ 8 } Commissioners.

Finsbury Division „ 1 „ 9 }

Tower Hamlets Levels „ 1 „ 10 }3rd District of

Poplar and Blackwall „ 1 „ 8 } Commissioners.

Districts south of the Thames „ 2 „ 22 4th District of

Commissioners.