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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
St Giles (Camberwell) 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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The total water charge for watering purposes for the season amounted to £1,116 16s 5d, as below:—
| Length of Road Watered | Cost for Water. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Miles | ' Water supplied by tde Soutdwark and Vauxhall Water Company | £ | s | d |
| 800 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 Miles | Water supplied by the Lambeth Water Company (including Standposts, &c. | 280 | 13 | 10 |
| 3½ Miles | Water supplied by the Kent Water works Company | 140 | 0 | 0 |
| 32½ Miles | Water procured from 29 Wells, sunk in the lower parts of the Parish by the Vestry, and also by water from the Grand Surrey Canal | 31 | 10 | 0 |
| 63 Miles. | £1,252 | 3 | 10 | |
SLOPPING, WATERING, &c.
This department has been carried on under the
system inaugurated two years since, with marked