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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) 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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as in previous years. The supply of water being
obtained partly from the various water companies
and partly from the wells sunk in various roads in
the lower districts.
The following is an account of the cost of the supply:—
| Source of Water Supply for Road Watering. | Length of Road watered. | Price per Mile. | Cost. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company | 24 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 960 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lambeth Water Company | 9¼ | 35 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 11 | 8 | ||
| 55 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 14 | 4 | ||||
| Kent Water Company | 4½ | 40 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 Wells sunk in the lower districts of the Parish by the Vestry, and also from the Grand Surrey Canal | 39¼ | 42 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 77 | £1,587 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Southwark & Vauxhall Co's supply | Kent Co's supply. | Lambeth WaterCo's supply. | |||||||
| No. | No. | No. | |||||||
| Hydrants and Waterposts, the property of Vestry | 34 | 4 | .. | ||||||
| The same—being the property of the Lambeth Water Company. Rental paid for same £1 10s.per annum each | .. | .. | 19 | ||||||
| Total number of Hydrants and Waterposts, 57. | |||||||||