Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 and Putney Gas Company. | (a) South Metropolitan Gas Company. | Mitch am Gas Company. | Brentford Gas Company. | Total Number of Lamps in each Parish. | ||||||||||
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Number of Lamps at £3 14 6. | By meter at 2s. 8 d. per 1000 feet. | Total Number | Number of Lamps at £3 13 9. | Number of Lamps at £3 3 9. | Number of Lamps it £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 16 3. | ||
CLAPHAM | .. | .. | ,, | 886 | 16 | 11 | 913 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 913 (e) | |||
PUTNEY | 454 | • • | 454 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | • • | 63 | 517 (d) | |
STREATHAM | •• | .. | •• | 38 | 836½ | 41 | 4 | 4 | 923½ | 96½ | •• | .. | 96½ | .. | 1020 |
TOOTING | •• | .. | .. | •• | ½ | •• | • • | • • | ½ | 8 | 117 | 3 | 128 | .. | 128 ½ |
WANDSWORTH | 992 | 992 | • • | • • | .. | •• | •• | • • | ½ | • • | ½ | .. | 992½ (e) | ||
Totals.. | 1446 | •• | 1446 | 38 | 1723 | 57 | 4 | 15 | 1837 | 104½ | 117½ | 3 | 225 | 63 | 3571 |
(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 12s. 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. 4d. per annum, one Schultz lamp at West Hill at £ 10 10s. per annum, one Sugg's 4-light lamp at fountain at £22 8s. per annum, and one double lamp at Summerstown at £6 18s. 8d. per annum. | |||||||||||||||
DETAILS OF LIGHTING. | |||||||||||||||
PARISHES. | Wandsworth and Putney Gas Company. | Mitch am Gas Company. | Brentford Gas Company. | Total Number of Lamps in each Parish. | |||||||||||
Number of Lamps at £3 14 6. | By meter at 2s. 8 d. per 1000 feet. | Total Number | Number of Lamps at £3 13 9. | Number of Lamps at £3 3 9. | Number of Lamps it £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 16 3. | ||
CLAPHAM | .. | .. | ,, | 886 | 16 | 11 | 913 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 913 (e) | |||
PUTNEY | 454 | • • | 454 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | • • | 63 | 517 (d) | |
STREATHAM | •• | .. | •• | 38 | 836½ | 41 | 4 | 4 | 923½ | 96½ | •• | .. | 96½ | .. | 1020 |
TOOTING | •• | .. | .. | •• | ½ | •• | • • | • • | ½ | 8 | 117 | 3 | 128 | .. | 128 ½ |
WANDSWORTH | 992 | 992 | • • | • • | .. | •• | •• | • • | ½ | • • | ½ | .. | 992½ (e) | ||
Totals.. | 1446 | •• | 1446 | 38 | 1723 | 57 | 4 | 15 | 1837 | 104½ | 117½ | 3 | 225 | 63 | 3571 |