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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
Lewisham 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Locality.
Miles.
Yards.
Parish of Lewisham
47
1557
Ham let of Penge
11
1685
Total Lewisham District
59
1482
STREET LIGHTING.
There are now in the Parish of Lewisham 721 lamps lighted
by the South Metropolitan Gas Company and 771) by the Crystal
Palace District Gas Company.
In the Hamlet of Penge there arc 375 lamps lighted by the
Crystal Palace District Gas Company.
The South Metropolitan Gas Company charge £3 7s. 4d. per
lamp per annum and the Crystal Palace District Gas Company
£3 7s. 7d. per lamp per annum. These prices include supplying
gas, lighting, extinguishing, cleaning, and painting, and are
both subject to 5 per cent, discount.
The South Metropolitan Gas Company reduced the price
1s. 8d. per lamp per annum last Lady-day.
The fallowing are the new lamps erected during the year:—
PAHISH OF LEWISHAM.
No of Lamps.
Adelaide Road
1
Blackheath (new road)
1
Blackheath (near the Hermitage)
1
Bromley Road (Rushey Green)
1
Catford Bride
1
Comerford Road
1
Darfield Road
1
Elsinore Road
1
Hither Green
1
Howson Road
1
Kinver Road
1
Lawrie Park Avenue
1
Lawrie ParkGardens
2
Mercy Terrace
2
Pascoe Road
1
Radford Road
2
St. Stephen’s Terrace
1
Stanstead Road
1
Sydenham Railways Bridge
1
Total
24