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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 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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DETAILS OF LIGHTING.
| PARISH. | Wandsworth and Putney Gas Company. | (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 28. 4d. per 1000 feet. | Total Number | Number of Lamps at £3 13 9. | Number of Lamps at £3 3 9. | Number of Lamps at £5 12 0. | Number of Lamps at £3 4 9. | By meter at 2s. 3d. per 1000 feet. | Total Number. | N umber 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 913 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 960 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 960 (c) |
| PUTNEY | 481 | .. | 481 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 66 | 547 (d) |
| STREATHAM | .. | .. | .. | 39 | 920½ | 60 | 7 | 5 | 1031½ | 102½ | .. | .. | 102½ | .. | 1134 |
| TOOTING | .. | .. | .. | .. | ½ | .. | .. | .. | ½ | 9 | 125 | 3 | 137 | .. | 137½ |
| WANDSWORTH | 1106 | .. | 1106 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ½ | .. | .. | ½ | .. | 1106½ (e) |
| Totals | 1.587 | .. | 1,587 | 39 | 1,834 | 84 | 19 | 16 | 1,992 | 112 | 125 | 3 | 240 | 66 | 3,885 |
(а) 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, burning 30 cubic feet per hour, at £15 13s. Gd. per annum.
(d) 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.
(e) Exclusive of a 200-candle Bray's lamp at East Hill charged as two ordinary lamps, one 80-candle Bray's lamp at the Town Hall at .£11 15s. 4d. per annum, one Schultz lamp
at West Hill at £9 5s. 4d. per annum, one Sugg's 4-light lamp at fountain at .£19 6s. per annum, and one double lamp at Summerstown at £6 2s. 8d., one at Trinity
Road at £6 4s. 4d., and one at Bramford Road at £5 17s. 7d. per annum.
During the past year the Wandsworth and Putney Gas Company have reduced their charge for lighting. &c., public lamps from 3 11s. 0d. to £3 7s. 6d. per annum.