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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 1894
Thirty-ninth annual report of the Board of Works for the Wandsworth District being for the year ended 25th of March 1895
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DETAILS OF LIGHTING.
| PARISH. | Wandsworth and Putney Gas Company. | (a) South Metropolitan Gas Company. | Mitcham Gas Company. | Brentford Gas Company. | Total Number of Lamps in each Parish. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Lamps at £3 11 0. | By meter at 2s. 6d. per 1000 feet. | Total Number | Number of Lamps at £3 13 9. | Number of 1 Lamps at £3 3 9. | Number of Lamps at £5 12 0. | Number of Lamps at £3 4 9. | By meter at 2s. 3d. per 1000 feet. | Total Number. | Number of Lamps at £4 4 0. | Number of Lamps at £3 7 6. (b) | By meter at 3s. 8d. per 1000 feet. | Total Number. | Number of Lamps at £3 14 5. | ||
| CLAPHAM | .. | .. | .. | .. | 912 | 20 | .. | 11 | 943 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 943 (c) |
| PUTNEY | 469 | .. | 469 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 65 | 534 (d) |
| STREATHAM | .. | .. | .. | 38 | 919½ | 42 | 4 | 5 | 1008½ | .. | .. | 97½ | .. | 1106 | |
| TOOTING | .. | .. | .. | .. | ½ | .. | .. | .. | 8 | 124 | 3 | 135 | .. | 135½ | |
| WANDSWORTH | 1059 | .. | 1059 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1059½ (e) | ||
| Totals | 1528 | .. | 1528 | 38 | 1832 | 62 | 4 | 16 | 1952 | 106 | 124 | 3 | 233 | 65 | 3778 |
(а) 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) These lamps are extinguished at midnight.
(c) Exclusive of one obelisk lamp, burning 30 cubic feet per hour, at £15 18s. 6d. per annum.
(d) Exclusive of two 90-light Sugg's lamps fixed in front of the Railway Station, lighted by the L. & S. W. Rail. Co., and the cost of two ordinary lamps only charged to the
Board, one special lamp at £10 13s. 8d. per annum, three at £9 6s., and two double lamps at £6 4s. 8d. per annum.
(e) Exclusive of a 200-candle Bray's lamp at East Hill charged as two ordinary lamps, one 80-candle Bray's lamp at the Town Hall at £12 2s. 0d. per annum, one Schultz lamp
at West Hill at £10 per annum, one Sugg's 4-light lamp at fountain at £21 2s. per annum, and one double lamp at Summerstown and one at Trinity Road, at £6 10s.
each per annum.
During the past year the Wandsworth and Putney Gas Company have reduced their charge for lighting, &c., public lamps from .£3 14s. 6d. to £8 11s. 0d.
and the Brentford Gas Company from £4 1s. 7d. to £3 14s. 5d.