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Paddington 1885

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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[E] PUBLIC LIGHTING DEPARTMENT.
LIST OF PLANT FIXED IN THE PUBLIC STREETS WITHIN THE
PARISH, LADY-DAY, 1886.
1,919 Lanterns
1,919 Governors
1,919 Cocks and Spindles
1,639 Head Irons
1,636 Lamp-posts and Columns with Stand Pipes
283 Bracket Head-irons and Lamp Fittings
95 Meter Boxes and Connections
95 Meters and Fittings
52 Refuge Lamp-posts and Columns
52 Refuge Meter Boxes, Meters, and Fittings
29 Sugg's Lambeth Pattern, 100 C P Lamps
13 Sugg's York Pattern, with "Billingsgate " Burners
8 Bray's 80-Candle Power Lamps
1 Sherman's 8-feet per hour Lamp
[F] PUBLIC LIGHTING DEPARTMENT.
EXPERIMENTAL AND TESTING APPARATUS FIXED AND IN
USE AT THE VESTRY HALL, LADY-DAY, 1836.
1 5½ cubic feet Testing Gas Holder and Connections
1 Meter for Testing Lamp Governors
1 Experimental Governor
1 Do. Minute Clock, "King's"
1 Do. 30/10ths "King's" Pressure Guage
1 Pair Inspector's Pocket Guages
50/10ths Pressure Register, Clock, Base, and Fittings to Match
1 Table for Testing Purposes, fixed
1 Experimental Meter for Testing by observations of one minute
1 Small Bent Glass Pressure Guage
2 Syphon Double-Action Meter Pumps
2 Pressure Guage Lengthening Brass Tubes
1 Hullett's Patent Pressure Guage
OFFICE FURNITURE.
Closets, Shelves, and Fixtures
Table for Experimental Purposes
Office Table
Fender and Fire-irons
Linoleum and Chairs
Estimated Value, £60