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Wandsworth 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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NEW BUILDINGS.
The details of the Notices for the erection of new buildings are as follows, viz.:—
| PARISHES. | No. of Notices Received. | No. of Houses. | Additions to Houses, &c. | Stabling, Warehouses, Shops and other Buildings. | No. of Churches, Chapels, Schools, and Addition to same. | Total number of Buildings. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapham | 40 | 158 | 2 | 13 | - | 173 |
| Putney | 60 | 111 | 14 | 24 | — | 149 |
| Streatham | 103 | 555 | 20 | 78 | 8 | 661 |
| Tooting | 12 | 35 | 1 | — | — | 36 |
| Wandsworth | 114 | 263 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 271 |
| Totals | 329 | 1122 | 42 | 117 | 9 | 1290 |
LIGHTING.
In the Parish of Clapham 10 ordinary lamps have been
shifted during the past year, but there has been no
additional lighting.
In the Parish of Putney 14 lamps have been added in
the district of the Wandsworth Gas Company, and 4
lamps discontinued, making a net increase of 10; 9
lamps have been removed and refixed in the district of
the Wandsworth Gas Company and 4 in the district of
the Brentford Gas Company.
In the Parish of Streatham 17 ordinary street lamps have
been added during the year, making the total number 997.
In the Parish of Tooting 3 lamps have been added
during the past year.
In the Parish of Wandsworth 20 new lamps have been
erected in the district of the Wandsworth & Putney Gas
Company.
The number of lamps lighted in the District on the 25th
March, 1891, was 3,371 ordinary lamps and 58 large lamps.
The details of the lamps now lighted ineach parish, and
other particulars, are given in the following table, viz.:—