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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) 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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The mileage of roads watered, and the amount paid forwater was as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark and Vauxhall Water Company—by meter | 776 | 3 | 10 |
| Rent of 45 meters | 94 | 10 | 0 |
| Lambeth Water Company—by meter | 362 | 2 | 10 |
| Rent of 28 meters | 58 | 16 | 0 |
| Rent of 28 standposts | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent Water Company—by mileage: about 10 miles | 300 | 0 | 0 |
| Fifteen Wells | Nil. | ||
| Four Pumps (from Grand Surrey Canal) | 31 | 11 | 0 |
| Lewisham Board of Works—Sydenham hill (moiety of expenses) | 38 | 13 | 2 |
| £1,703 | 16 | 10 |
Length of roads watered about 92 miles.
| Southwark & Vauxhall Co.'s supply | Kent Co.'s supply | Lambeth Water Co.'s supply. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrants and Waterposts, the pro | No. | No. | No. |
| perty of Vestry | 45 | 11 | - |
| Others—the property of the Lambeth Water Company, for which a rental of 30/- each per annum is paid | - | - | 28 |
| Meters—the property of the Companies, for which a rent of £2 2s. each per annum is paid | 45 | - | 28 |
The charges for water for road purposes are part by
mileage and. part by meter.
The Southwark and Vauxhall Water Co. supply
water at 8½d. per 1,000 gallons.
The Lambeth Water Co. at 8½d. per 1,000 gallons
in the low-level district; 1s. per 1,000 gallons in the midlevel;
and 1s. 3d. per 1,000 gallons in the high-level district,
near the Crystal Palace.
The Kent Water Co. charge (as arranged), for about 10
miles of road, the sum of £300.