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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) 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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| Southwark & Vauxhall Co.'s supply. | Kent Co.'s supply. | Lambeth Water Co.'s supply. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | No. | No. | |
| Hydrants, the property of Vestry | 6 | 2 | |
| Waterposts do. do. Do. the property of the Lambeth | 51 | 9 | — |
| Water Company, for which a rental of 30/- each per annum is paid Meters—the property of the Companies, | — | — | 32 |
| for which a rent of £2 2s. each per annum is paid | 57 | — | 32 |
The charges for water 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 8½ 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 about £30 per mile.
Your Committee have been in communication, through
your Surveyor, with the Kent Water Company, whereby
their charge for the forthcoming season will be reduced to
about £22 per mile.