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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
Fulham 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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The fixing new lamps and the maintenance of existing ones has
been carried out under contract with the Vestry, by Messrs Under
and Co
A list of new lamps fixed during the year numbering will be
found in Schedule V
Openings Made BY Gas and Water Companies
STREET LIGHTING
| 1892-93 | 1891-92 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas Light and Coke Company's Accounts 1,310 ordinary lamps, including those fixed during the year, burning 5 feet per hour, 3750 lighting hours per annum, at 2s 2d per 1,000 feet £2 0s 7£d for gas per lamp per annum | 2,635 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 15s 0d for lighting per lamp per annum | 973 | 13 | 11 | ||||||
| 3,608 | 14 | 0 | 3,412 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 lamps at 12 feet do do | 9 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 lamp at 15 do do | 6 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| 1 lamp at 28 do do | 11 | 7 | 6 | ||||||
| 1 lamp at 30 do do | 12 | 3 | 8 | ||||||
| Lighting £1 and 15s | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Rent for meter and column | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 44 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 6 | ||||
| 24 large lamps supplied by meter, 1,727,200 cubit feet at 2s 2d per 1,000 cubic feet | 187 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Lighting £1 and 15s | 22 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| Rent of meters and columns | 7 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| 217 | 1 | 6 | 213 | 9 | 11 | ||||
| Incidental Charges:— | |||||||||
| Maintenance | 3 | 13 | 4 | ||||||
| Removals and new services | 29 | 8 | 7 | ||||||
| 33 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 17 | 9 | ||||
| Total paid for street lighting to Gas Company | 3903 | 5 | 5 | 3,707 | 8 | 2 | |||
| Amount paid to Hammersmith Vestry for 9 lamps in Hammersmith Road:— | |||||||||
| Gas | 20 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Lighting | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Maintenance | 6 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Accounts for maintenance, &c: - | |||||||||
| Maintenance | 186 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Removals and fixing new lamps | 40 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous, new columns, &c | 92 | 19 | 8 | ||||||
| 320 | 7 | 8 | 431 | 13 | 10 | ||||
| Last instalment of purchase money and interest for purchase of Columns from Gas Company | - | 673 | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Amount transferred to General Rate on account of reinstatingpavements, cartage and incidentals | 100 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total of Lighting Rate expenditure | £4,359 | 13 | 1 | 4,749 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Amount of Lighting Rate | 4,670 | 0 | 0 | 4,730 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Churchwardens of All Saints', Fulham | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Amount paid by Hammersmith Vestry for lighting part of Margravine Gardens | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total receipts Lighting Rate Account | £4,677 | 1 | 0 | 4,737 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Amounts paid to Gas Company:— | |||||||||
| Lighting Mortuary | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Do Town Hall | 87 | 16 | 10 | 100 | 8 | 10 | |||
| Do Stables | 70 | 7 | 3 | 57 | 1 | 9 | |||
| Do Streets | 3,903 | 5 | 5 | 3,707 | 18 | 2 | |||
| Purchase of columns | 573 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| £4,063 | 12 | 1 | 4,439 | 17 | 10 | ||||
The charges made for these repairs are as follows:—
Any Quantity over four yards
Macadam 2/6 per yard 2/- per yard
Gravel 1/- ,,
York paving 2/6 ,, 2/- per yard
York paving, new 9/- ,,
Concrete 15/- per cube yd 12/- per cube yd
Pitching, relaid 2/6- per yard
Curb 1½d per foot
Wood paving 18/- per yard 16/- per yard
Asphalte 10/- ,,
Tar paving 4/- ,, 3/- ,,
HOARDING LICENCES
Date
No of Licences
granted
Amount paid
£
s
d
1888-89
71
94
9
3
1889-90
98
134
9
7
1890-91
110
68
12
9
1891-92
158
86
5
8
1892-93
180
141
9
10
HOARDINGS
The Vestry charges a nominal fee of 1s for a hoarding licence
in a street not taken to by the Vestry