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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 1897
[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 4 0. | Other Lamps. (See Note on page 77) | Total Number | Number of Lamps at £3 3 9. | Number of Lamps at £3 4 9. | Number of Lamps at £3 7 6. (Incandescent.) | Number of Lamps at £3 13 9. | Number of Lamps at £5 12 0. | By meter at 2s. 3d. per 1000 feet. | Other Lamps. (See Note on page 77) | 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 | .. | .. | .. | 913 | 33 | .. | .. | 33 | 12 | 1 | 992 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 992 | |
| PUTNEY | 507 (c) | 6 | 513 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 68(d) | 581 | ||
| STREATHAM | .. | .. | .. | 895½ | 7 | 149 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1106½ | 104½ | .. | .. | 104½ | .. | 1211 |
| TOOTING | .. | .. | .. | ½ | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ½ | 9 | 139 | 3 | 151 | .. | 151½ | |
| WANDSWORTH | 1195(e) | 11 | 1206 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ½ | .. | .. | ½ | .. | 1206½ | |
| Totals | 1,702 | 17 | 1,719 | 1,809 | 40 | 149 | 39 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 2,099 | 114 | 139 | 3 | 256 | 68 | 4,142 |
(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) The charge for 116 of these lamps has been reduced to £2 14s. 8d. each per annum, in consequence of their being fitted with incandescent burners.
(d) Do. 42 do. £2 17s. 7d. do. do.
(e) Do. 4 do. £2 14s. 8d. do. do.
During the past year, the Wandsworth and Putney Gas Company have reduced their charge for lighting, &c., public lamps from £3 7s. 6d. to £3 4s. 0d. each per annum.
[See footnote on page 77.]