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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wandsworth 1896
Report on the health and sanitary condition of the several parishes comprised in the Wandsworth District during the year 1896
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DETAILS OF LIGHTING.
| PARISH. | Wandsworth and Putney Gas Oompaht. | (a) South Metropolitan Gas Company. | Mitcham Gas Company. | BreNtford Gas Company. | Total Number of Lamps in each Parish. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Lamps at £3 7 6. | By meter at 2 s. 4 d. per 1000 feet. | Total N umber | Number of Lamps at £3 3 9. | Number of Lamps at £3 4 9. | Number of Lamps at £3 13 9. | Number of Lamps at £5 12 0. | By meter at 2s. 3d. per 1000 feet. | Total Number. | Number of Lamps at £4 4 0. | Number of Lamps at £3 7 6. (b) | By meter at 3s. 8d. per 1000 feet. | Total Number. | Number of Lamps at £3 14 5. | ||
| CLAPHAM | .. | .. | .. | 910 | 21 | .. | 33 | 12 | 976 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 976 (c) |
| PUTNEY | 489 (d) | .. | 4 89 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 68 | 557 (e) |
| STREATHAM | .. | .. | .. | 924½ | 9 | 39 | 82 | 5 | 1059J | 103½ | .. | .. | 103½ | •• | 1163 |
| TOOTING | .. | .. | •• | ½ | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 3 | 141 | .. | 141½ | ||
| WANDSWORTH | 1148 | .. | 1148 | •• | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ½ | •• | • • | .. | 1148½(f) | |
| Totals | 1 637 | .. | 1,637 | 1,835 | 30 | 39 | 115 | 17 | 2,036 | 113 | 129 | 3 | 245 | 68 | 3,986 |
(a) The prices charged by the South Metropolitan Gas Company are subject to a discount of 5 per cent, on payment within a month of quarter day.
(b) These lamps are extinguished at midnight.
(c) Exclusive of one obelisk lamp, without a meter, the charge for which is based upon the average consumption of the other meter lamps.
(d) The charge for 20 of these lamps has been reduced to £% 17s. 6d. each per annum, in consequence of their being fitted with incandescent burners.
(e) Exclusive of two 90-light Sugg's lamps fixed in front of the Railway Station, lighted by the L. & S. W. Rail. Co., and the cost of two ordinary lamps only charged to the
Board, one special lamp at £10 3s. 4d. per annum, one at £9 5s. 4d., two at £8 16s. 8d., and two double lamps at £5 18s. 8d. each per annum.
(f) Exclusive of the large lamp at the East Hill urinal, charged as two ordinary lamps, one lamp at the Town Hall towards the cost of which the Board contribute £10 per annum,
one Schulke lamp at West Hill at £9 5s. 2d. per annum, one Sugg's 4-light lamp at fountain at ,£19 6s. per annum, and one double lamp at Summerstown at
£6 2s. 10d., one at Trinity Road at £6 4s. 4d., one at Bramford Road at £5 17s. 8d. per annum, and one at York Road at £5 17s. 8d. per annum.