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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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LONDON (EQUALIZATION OF RATES) ACT, 1894.
The following sums have been received by the Board under the provisions of this Act, viz.:—
| Date. | Clapham. | Putney. | Streatham. | Tooting. | Wandsworth. | Totals for the District. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| 7th Feb., 1895 | 810 | 8 | 0 | 336 | 9 | 4 | 864 | 16 | 6 | 108 | 3 | 4 | 928 | 4 | 5 | 3,048 | 1 | 7 |
| 28th Sept. „ | 828 | 16 | 9 | 349 | 14 | 6 | 905 | 10 | 11 | 108 | 8 | 7 | 948 | 17 | 5 | 3,141 | 8 | 2 |
| 24th Oct. ,, | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 28 | 17 | 8 |
| 23rd Jan., 1896 | 828 | 16 | 9 | 349 | 14 | 6 | 905 | 10 | 11 | 108 | 8 | 7 | 948 | 17 | 6 | 3,141 | 8 | |
| 26th Sept. ,, | 853 | 3 | 11 | 373 | 14 | 2 | 987 | 7 | 9 | 132 | 15 | 2 | 1,055 | 15 | 4 | 3,402 | 16 | 4 |
| 10th Feb., 1897 | 771 | 8 | 1 | 337 | 17 | 8 | 892 | 14 | 8 | 120 | 0 | 8 | 954 | 11 | 2 | 3,076 | 12 | 3 |
| 27th Sept. ,, | 937 | 19 | 8 | 410 | 13 | 4 | 1,108 | 19 | 6 | 146 | 7 | 1 | 1,152 | 3 | 1 | 3,756 | 2 | 8 |
| 28th Jan. 1898 | 937 | 19 | 8 | 410 | 13 | 4 | 1,108 | 19 | 6 | 146 | 7 | 1 | 1,152 | 3 | 1 | 3,756 | 2 | 8 |
| Totals | 6 | 5 | 2,572 | 0 | 7 | 6,782 | 3 | 8 | 871 | 11 | 0 | 7,149 | 7 | 10 | 23,351 | 9 | 6 | |
Note to Tabular Statement of Lamps on page 76.
In the Parish of Clapham, the lamp in the column headed "Other
Lamps" is a three light obelisk lamp, without a meter, the charge for
which is based upon the average consumption of the other meter lamps.
In the Parish of Putney, the lamps in the column headed "Other
Lamps," are two 90-light Sugg's lamps fixed in front of the railway station,
lighted by the L. & S.W.R. Co., and the cost of two ordinary lamps only
charged to the Board, one double incandescent lamp at The Crescent,
Putney Common, Dryburgh Road, and Upper Richmond Road respectively
at £4 16s. each per annum.
In the Parish of Streatham, the lamps in the column headed 'Other
Lamps," are four lamps fitted with incandescent burners at £3 17s. 6d.
each per annum; one lamp at £4 3s. 9d.; one lamp at £4 6s. 3d., and two
lamps at £6 4s. 6d. each per annum.
In the Parish of Wandsworth, the lamps in the column headed
"Other Lamps," are one large lamp at East Hill urinal with group of
three Denayrouze burners, charged as two ordinary lamps; one lamp at the
Town Hall, towards the cost of which the Board contribute £10 per annum;
one three-burner incandescent lamp at the fountain, High Street, and
Wandsworth Common, West Side, respectively, at £7 6s. 4d. each per
annum; one Denayrouze lamp at West Hill, High Street, and Merton
Road respectively, at £5 4s. 4d, each per annum; one double lamp at
Summerstown at £5 15s. 8d. per annum, one at Trinity Road at £5 17s.,
and one at Bramford Road and York Road respectively, at £5 10s. 8d. each
per annum.