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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 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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| Outstanding Balances, 25th March, 1886. | Annual Expenditure, including outstanding Balances. | ||||||||
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| Details of Expenditure. | |||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| The Gas Light & Coke Co., for Gas supplied to Public and Refuge Lamps, as follows:— | |||||||||
| 1885, June Quarter, 1,965 Lamps and Additions | 819 | 15 | 2 | ||||||
| ,, Sept. ,, 1,96b ,, ,, | 945 | 12 | 2 | ||||||
| ,, Dec. ,, 1,972 ,, ,, | 1,529 | 12 | 6 | ||||||
| 3,294 | 19 | 10 | |||||||
| 1886, March Quarter, 1,977 Lamps and Additions | 1,398 | 10 | 5 | 4,693 | 10 | 3 | |||
| Wages paid Lamplighters | 1,452 | 6 | 10 | ||||||
| Wages paid Fitter and Glazier, fixing knock-down Lamps and new Posts, &c. | 182 | 12 | 6 | ||||||
| Wages paid—Washing and Painting Lamp-posts, Columns, and Lanterns | 52 | 16 | 1 | ||||||
| Salary to Inspector of Public Lighting | 220 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Maintenance of Meters, Boxes, and Governors—Contract | 114 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 152 | 11 | 8 |
| The Gas Light & Coke Co., Lamp Removals, &c. | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| W. & B. Cowan, Refuge Meters and Repairs | 41 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 60 | 8 | 0 |
| Wm. Sugg & Co., Refuge Lamps and Repairs | 18 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 6 |
| J. Bartle & Co., Lamp-post Castings | 83 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 113 | 6 | 1 |
| Sherman & Co., Stand-pipes and Glass | 24 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 16 | 6 |
| McCorquodale & Co., Stationery and Books, &c. | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| J. Matts, Ironmongery | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 8 |
| Burn & Tomlin, Glass and Putty | 3 | 5 | 0 | ... | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Ell & Co., Ladders and Repairs | 8 | 18 | 5 | ... | 8 | 18 | 5 | ||
| W. & G. Allen & Co., Lanterns and Head-irons | 38 | 2 | 0 | ... | 38 | 2 | 0 | ||
| George Weston, Sundry Payments | 2 | 4 | 7 | ... | 4 | / | |||
| W. King, Gas Journal | 0 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| Carried forward | £360 | 0 | 10 | £1,524 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |