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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
Clerkenwell 1896
Forty-first annual report of the Vestry of the Parish of St. James and St. John, Clerkenwell for the year 1896-97
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| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repairs to Water Vans | 33 | 2 | 6 |
| Repairs to Standposts | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| Cost of Water, including Rent of Meters | 191 | 1 | 9 |
| £568 | 9 | 4 |
The length of the streets to be watered is
approximately 20 miles; the cost per mile thus
being £28 8s. 6d.; the cost of distributing the
4,506,000 gallons was 1s. 3½d. per 1,000 gallons.
The total number of trees in the public streets is 230, planted as follows:-
| St. John St. Road | 18 |
| Pentonville Road | 9 |
| Penton Street | 23 |
| Clerkenwell Green | 23 |
| Clerkenwell Close | 2 |
| Upper Chadwell Street | 4 |
| By Vestry Hall | 5 |
| Rosebery Avenue, between Farringdon Road and Holborn boundary | 42 |
| Rosebery Avenue, between Farringdon Road and St. John Street Road | 140 |
| Total | 230 |
The whole of the trees are maintained by the
Vestry.