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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In the Parish of Steeatham, the following roads were
added to the previous list for watering, viz.:—Louisville
Road, Hailsham Avenue (second portion), Elmbourne
Road (second portion), Rowfant Road, Marius Road (first
portion), Hillbury Road, Deepdene Road, Holmewood
Road, Culverden Road (second portion), Gleneagle Road
(second and third portions), Ranraere Street, Valley Road,
Smallwood Road, Stockfield Road. Northanger Road,
Eaygate Road (first and second portions), Carminia Road,
Thornton Avenue (second portion); Streathbourne Road,
and Lydhurst Avenue, making the total length watered
about 41¼ miles All the water was obtained from the
Lambeth Water Company,—15,763,750 gallons at 1s per
1,000 high level, and 293,000 gallons at 8½d. per 1,000
low level; these prices are subject to a discount of 10 per
cent. The total quantity used was 16,056,750 gallons,
the cost of which, including the hire of meters, &c.,
amounted to £977 1s. 2d , being equal to £23 10s. 10½d.
per mile of road watered. The total cost of road watering
amounted to £57 16s. 10½d. per mile.
In the Parish of Tooting, the following roads have
been added to the previous list for watering, viz :—Rookstone
Road, Charlmont Road (second portion), Fountain
Road, and Brightwell Crescent, making the total length
watered about 5½ miles. All the water was obtained by
meter from the Lambeth Water Company,—310,000 gallons
at 1s. per 1,000 high level, and 2,209,000 gallons at 8½d.
per 1,000 low level; these prices are subject to a discount
of 10 per cent. The total quantity used was 2,519,000
gallons, the cost of which, including the hire of meters, &c.,
amounted to £113 2s. 3d., being equal to £20 2s. 2d. per
mile of road watered. The total cost of road watering
amounted to £46 19s. 4d. per mile.
In the Parish of Wandsworth, the total quantity of
water used for street watering was about 14,333,000 gallons,