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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
Paddington 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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[F] public lighting department.
LIST OF PLANT FIXED IN THE PUBLIC STREETS WITHIN
THE PARISH, LADY-DAY, 1883.
1,887 Lanterns
1,887 Governors
1,887 Cocks and Spindles
1,615 Head-irons
1,617 Lamp-posts and Columns with Stand Pipes
272 Bracket Head-irons and Lamp Fittings
93 Meter Boxes and Connections
93 Meters and Fittings
35 Refuge Lamp-posts and Columns
33 Do. Meters, Boxes, and Fittings
14 Sugg's ''Lambeth" Pattern Lanterns, 100 Candle Power
12 Sugg's, &c., "York" do. do. with Billingsgate Burners
9 Bray's 100 Candle Power Lamps
MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS IN GENERAL USE.
| In use by-Lamplighters. | 27 Lighting Torches and Sticks | 3 Pairs Clamps |
| 4 Hammers | ||
| 27 Pairs of Plyers | 2 Blow Pipes | |
| 27 Oil Cans | 1 Jaming Iron | |
| 27 Burner Brushes | 1 Glazing Knife | |
| 27 Ladders | 1 Hacking do. | |
| 27 Pairs Ladder Spike Irons | 1 Screw Driver | |
| 2 Spirit Levels | 1 Rule | |
| 1 Flatting Plate and Folding Machine | 1 Tool Basket | |
| 1 Shave Hook | ||
| 7 Pairs Gas Tongs | 1 Boxwood Mallet | |
| 1 Pair Iron Bevel Clamps | 1 Shovel | |
| 1 Set Large Stocks and Dies | 2 Pickaxes | |
| 1 Set Small do. do. | 2 Pails | |
| 1 Large Vice | 2 2-gallon Cans | |
| 1 Small do. | 1 4-gallon Can | |
| 1 Air Pump and Service Cleaner | 12 Pint Paint Cans | |
| 1 Bull's-eye Lantern | 2 Glazing Frails | |
| 1 Pair Cutting Plyers | 1 Large Paint Bath | |
| 1 Pair Compasses | 2 Large Paint Tubs | |
| 1 Pair Callipers | 1 Iron Brand, V. P. P. | |
| 6 Steel Chisels | 1 Letter Stamp, P. Y. | |
| 3 Steel Sets | 2 Meter Hooks | |
| 1 Crowbar, 5 ft. X 2 in. | 4 Cross Handle Keys | |
| 1 Crease Iron | 1 Meter Testing Table for outdoor use | |
| 1 Hollow Steel Punch | ||
| 1 Lead Pot and Ladle | India-rubber Tubing for do. | |
| 1 Devil Grate | 1 Box Truck | |
| 1 Beak Iron | 1 Hand Barrow | |
| 1 Soldering Iron | Sundry Paint and GrassStock Brushes | |
| 4 Stakes, various sizes | ||
| 3 Pairs Tinman's Snips | ||
| Estimated Value, £56 6s. 9d. | ||