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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 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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DETAILS OF LIGHTING.
| PARISHES. | WANDSWORTH & PUTNEY GAS COMPANY, | (a) SOUTH METROPOLITAN GAS COMPANY | MITCHAM GAS COMPANY. | BRENTTORD GAS COMPANY. | TOTAL NUMBER OF LAMPS IN EACH PARISH. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Lamps at £3 14s. 6d. | By meter at 2s. 8d. per 1000 feet. | Total Number. | Number of Lampsat £3 13/ 9. | Number of Lampsat £3 3/9. | Number of Lampsat £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 4s. 0d. | Number of Lamps at £3 7s. 6d. (b) | By meter at | 3s. 8d. per 1000 feet. | Total Number. | Number of Lamps at £3 16s. 3d. | ||
| Clapham | — | — | — | — | 858 | 13 | — | 10 | 881 | — | — | — | — | — | 881 (c) |
| Putney | 448 | — | 448 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 509 (d) |
| Streatham | — | — | — | 43½ | 808 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 900½ | 17 | 79½ | — | 96½ | — | 997 |
| Tooting | — | — | — | ½ | — | — | — | — | ½ | 7 | 118 | 3 | 128 | — | 128½ |
| Wandsworth | 957 | — | 957 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ½ | — | ½ | — | 957½ (e) |
| Totals | 1405 | 0 | 1405 | 44 | 1666 | 54 | 4 | 14 | 1782 | 24 | 198 | 3 | 225 | 61 | 3473 |
(a) The prices charged by the South Metropolitan Gas Company are subject to a discount of 5 per cent.
(b) These lamps are extinguished at midnight.
(c) Exclusive of one obelisk lamp, burning 30 cubic feet per hour, at £15 13s. 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. R. Company, and
the cost of two ordinary street lamps only charged to the Board.
(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 14s. id. per annum, one Schulke lamp at West Hill at £10 10s. 0d. per annum, one Sugg's four light lamp
at fountain at £22 8s. 0d. per annum, and one double lamp at Summers town at £6 18s. 8d. per annum.