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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
Shoreditch 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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TABLE VI.
Comparative Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing, Cleaning, and Repairs, and the Saving under the Old and New System.
OLD SYSTEM.
Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing, and Repairs to Lamps.
| Lamps. | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ending June, 1890 | 1400.92 | @ | 5 | 3.85 | = | 372 | 14 | 0 |
| ,, ,, Sept. ,, | 1402.88 | „ | 3 | 8.23 | = | 258 | 10 | 9 |
| „ „ Dec. ,, | 1403.07 | „ | 3 | 5.96 | = | 245 | 6 | 0 |
| ,, ,, March, 1891 | 1403.00 | „ | 5 | 5.96 | = | 385 | 11 | 9 |
| £1262 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| NEW SYSTEM. Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing, and Repairs to Lamps. | ||||||||
| As per Table II. | 1002 | 13 | 9 | |||||
| Saving for the year | £259 | 8 | 9 | |||||
TABLE VII.
Shewing the Total Saving by the Meter System and Modified Hours.
| In the cost of Gas shewn by Table V. | 583 | 3 | 2 | |||
| In the cost of Lighting, Extinguishing, and in Repairs to lamps shewn by Table VI. | 259 | 8 | 9 | |||
| 842 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Deduct cost of new governors, &c., shewn by Table I. | 8 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Cost of maintenance of meters and governors, salaries, &c., shewn by Table III. | 241 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 250 | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Total saving | £592 | 0 | 10 |