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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 1898
[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. | w ands worth and putney Gas Company. | (a) South Metropolitan Gas Company. | Mitcham Gas Company. | Brentford Gas Company. | County of London Electric Lighting Co. | Total Number of Lamps in each Parish. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Lamps at £3 4 0. | Other Lamps. (See Note on page 98) | Total Number | Number of Lamps at £3 2 0 | Number of Lamps at £3 3 0. | Number of Lamps at £3 0 0 (Incandescent.) | Number of Lamps at £3 12 0. | Number of Lamps at £5 8 6. | By meter at 2s. 2d. per 1000 feet. | Other Lamps. (See Note on page 98) | Total Number. | Number of Lamps at £4 7 6. (b) | N umber of Lamps, at £3 18 0. | By meter at 3s. 8d. per 1000 feet. | Total Number. | (c) Number of Lamps at £2 177. Incandt. | No. of Lamps for £25 12 0 (Arc.) | ||
| CLAPHAM | .. | .. | .. | 913 | 51 | .. | .. | 35 | 12 | 1 | 1,012 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1,012 |
| PUTNEY | 525(d) | 6 | 531 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 92 | .. | 623 |
| STREATHAM | .. | .. | .. | 951 | 7 | 154½ | 38 | .. | 6 | 9 | 1,165½ | 17 | 87½ | .. | 104½ | .. | .. | 1,270 |
| TOOTING | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ½ | .. | .. | .. | .. | ½ | 19 | 146 | 3 | 168 | .. | .. | 168½ |
| WANDSWORTH | 1,232(e) | 8 | 1,240 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ½ | .. | ½ | .. | 5 | 1,245½ |
| Totals. . | 1,757 | 14 | 1,771 | 1,864 | 58 | 155 | 38 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 2,178 | 36 | 234 | 3 | 273 | 92 | 5 | 4,319 |
(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) ,, ,, ,, ,, Mitcham Gas Company for these lamps are subject to a discount of 2½ per cent.
(c) In addition, the Welsbach Incandescent Gas Light Company charge 15s. per lamp per annum for maintaining burners and frames.
(d)The charge for these lamps has been reduced to £3 each per annum in consequence of their being fitted with incandescent burners, the additional charge for the maintenance of burners
being about 11s. 6d. per lamp per annum.
(e) The charge for 9 of these lamps has been altered to £3 11s. 8d. each per annum in consequence of their being fitted with incandescent burners.
During the past year, the South Metropolitan Gas Company and the Mitcham Gas Company have reduced their charges for lighting, &c., public lamps.
[See footnote on page 98.]