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Board have been assured that the gas has been maintained
of the full illuminating power and purity, except in some
cases of temporary accident.
No alteration as to price has been made during the year
by either Company. The Phoenix Company continuing to
charge £5 for each of the Public Lamp?, the Crystal Palace
District Company charging £4 3s. 4d. per lamp.
There have been 34 additional lamps erected in Lewisham
Parish during the year, and 9 in Penge, making a total
of 1262, viz., 971 in Lewisham, and 291 in Penge.
The cost of Lighting for the year has been £0096, and
is fast approaching the cost of maintenance of the public
roads, exclusive of watering.
SANITARY.
The sanitary condition of the District continues to be
highly satisfactory.
The number of Inhabited Houses in the District lias
increased in the year from 8856 in 1873, to 9106 in 1874,
viz., 6716 in Lewisham, and 2390 in Penge, and the population
calculated as before at 6.15 per inhabited house, is
estimated to have increased 1540 in the year, and to amount
to 56,002, viz., 41,303 in Lewisham Parish, and 14,699 in
Penge.
The following table gives the number of Inhabited
ouses and Population of the District according to the
sus of 1871, and the ascertained number of Inhabited
Houses and estimated Population in each of the three subsequent
years.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
Inhabited
Houses.
Population.
Inhabited
Houses.
Population.
Inhabited
Houses.
Population.
Inhabited
Houses
Population.
I arishofLcwishm.
6118
36,525
6073
38,715
6487
39,893
6716
41,303
Hamlet of pange.
1956
13,202
2101
14,370
2369
14,569
2390
14,699
Lewisham District
8074
49,727
8174
53,085
8856
54,462
9106
56,002