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St Giles (Camberwell) 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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11
ROAD WATERING.
The length of roads watered during the past
season was 51½ miles.
The charges made for the water supplied for
road watering were as follows:—that by the Southwark
and Vauxhall Company at the rate of £40 per
mile, and the Lambeth Company, £35 per mile. The
total water charge for road watering purposes for the season amounted to £947 6s., as below :—
| lengths of road watered. | cost for water. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| I7¾ Miles. | Water supplied by the Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company | 670 | 0 | 0 |
| 6¼ Miles. | Water supplied by the Lambeth Water Company (including Standposts, &c.) | 245 | 15 | 0 |
| 27½ Miles. | Water procured from 29 Wells, sunk in the lower parts of the Parish by the Vestry, and also by water procured from the Grand Surrey Canal | 31 | 11 | 0 |
| 51½ Miles. | £947 | 6 | 0 | |