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Fulham 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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The Gas Light and Coke Company.Supply of Gas.

£s.d.
1,191 Lamps, including those fixed during the year, burning 5 feet per hour, 3,744'95 lighting hours per annum, 2s. 2d. per 1,000 feet, at £2 2s. 4d. for gas per lamp, 15s. lighting. Total, £2 17s. 4d.3,25237
To one month's maintenance of 1,145 Lamps ending April, at 3s. 3d. per annum1568
X. Ditto 22 large Lamps, £1 per annum1.161
2 Lamps at 12 feet do., do., at £4 16s. l0d. for gas per lamp, 15s. lighting—£5 l1s. l0d.1138
1 Lamp at 28 feet, do., do., at £11 5s. 9d. for gas per lamp, 20s. lighting, 5s. rent of column12109
20 Lamps, by meter, at 2s. 2d. per 1,000 cubic feet, including £1 each for lighting, meter rent, various, rent of columns, 5s. each204136
Gas at House and Stables, Munster Road, at 2s. 9d. per 1,000 cubic feet48111
1 Lamp at 30 feet, at £12 1s. l0d. for gas, 20s. lighting, and 5s. for rent of meter .13610
Gas at Mortuary at 2s. 9d. per 1,000 cubic feet0121
£3,559151

OTHER EXPENSES EELIGHTING.

The Vestry having agreed to purchase the columns for the sum of £1,996, to be paid in four annual instalments, and 5 per cent. interest to be paid on the balance, the following sums have been paid on this and other accounts:—

£s.d.
Second Instalment of purchase money49900
Interest on Balance74170
Amount paid to Hammersmith Verstry for 9 lamps in
Hammersmith Road3600
Providing new Lamp Columns, &c.8370
Fixing ordinary Lamps and removals45196
Maintenance of large and small Lamps for the year ; less one
month paid to Gas Light and Coke Company12529
.£76459
TOTAL COST OF LIGHTING.
£s.d.
Gas lighting and repairs3,559151
Purchase of columns, lamps, removals, maintenance, &c.76459
£4,324010

HOARDINGS.
A new form of Hoarding Licence, more stringent in its conditions, has been
adopted.
I have again to call the attention of the Yestry to the advisability of empowering
me to exercise more supervision over hoardings in new streets where,
at present, building materials are placed without any protection, to the great
danger of passengers.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For paving works and removing lamps, &c., twelve different sums, amounting
to £40 15s. have been received by this department during the year.
LAYING STRAW IN ROADS.
For permission to lay straw in roads, three different sums, amounting to
£3 2s., have been received during the year.
ROAD SWEEPINGS.
The sum of £1 1s. has been received for road sweepings, and 3s. for granite
siftings, during the year.
HOARDING LICENCES.
Date.
No. of Licences,
granted.
Amount paid.
1887-8
62
£71 19 7
1888-9
71
94 9 3
1889-90
98
134 9 7
1890-91
110
68 12 9