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St Giles (Camberwell) 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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12
ROAD WATERING.
The whole length of Roads under the charge of
the Vestry were watered during the past season.
The length is 55 miles.
The charges made for the water supplied for
road watering were as follows:—that by the Scuthwark
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 £997 6s., as below:—
| Lengths of road Watered. | Cost for Water. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s | d | ||
| 17¾ Miles | Water supplied by the Southwark and Vauxh.ill Water Company | (570 | 0 | 0 |
| 6¼ Miles | Water supplied by the Lambeth Water Company (including St;indposts, &c. | 245 | 15 | 0 |
| 1¼ Miles | Water supplied by the Kent Water-works Company | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 29¾ Miles | Water procured from Wells, sunk in the lower parts of the Parish by the Vestry, and aLo by water procured from the Grand Surrey Canal | 131 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 Miles. | £997 | 6 | 0 | |