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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
St George (Westminster) 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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Cost of Lighting the Public Lamps by the Average
Meter System for the Twelve Months ended
June 1880:—
Gas Light and Coke Company. Gas.
| £ | 8. | d. | |||||||
| Actual cost of Gas supplied by Meter indication to 1,732 Lamps | 3,921 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| Lighting, Painting, Cleaning, and Repairs. | |||||||||
| £ | s | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||
| Materials, including Paint, Oil, Leathers, &c. | 21 | 10 | 3 | ||||||
| Supply of Lamp-posts, Lanterns, &c., for Repairs (including Seven additional Lamps) | 102 | 14 | 10 | ||||||
| Lamplighters' Wages, including Inspector and Gas Fitter | 1,549 | 15 | 9 | ||||||
| 1,742 | 10 | 7 | |||||||
| 1,704 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
| Annual Maintenance of Meters, Governors, &c., as per Contract | 131 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| £5,817 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
Credit.
| Goods in Stock, charged above (but not used) | 80 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Lighting Private Lamps | 50 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Now Lamp-posts, and Repairs, Arc., to be paid for | 42 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 172 | 11 | 4 | ||||
| Total Cost for 1880 | £5,644 | 12 | 9 | |||
| Total Cost for 1879 | 5,643 | 8 | 10 | |||
| Gas supplied by London Gas Light Company, as per Contract, 900 Lamps, at £3 9s. 0d. | £3,105 | 0 | 0 | |||
Cleansing the Streets.
The cleansing of the streets has been done by men in
the employment of the Vestry. The sweepings in the In-