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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 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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PUBLIC LIGHTING DEPARTMENT.
[4] Statement of Expenditure and Outstanding Balances from Lady-day, 1887, to Lady-day , l888.
| Outstanding Balances, 25th March, 1888. | Annual Expenditure, including outstanding Balances. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details of Expenditure. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| The Gas Light & Coke Co., for Gas supplied to Refuge Lamps, as follows : 1887, June Quarter, 1,995 Lamps and Additions | 844 | 11 | 4 | ||||||
| „ Sept. ,, 1.993 ,, ,, | 967 | 7 | 3 | ||||||
| „ Dec. „ 2,002 „ „ | . 1,555 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| 3,367 | 14 | 7 | |||||||
| 1888, March Quarter, 2,007 Lamps and Additions | .. | 1,293 | 5 | 2 | 4,660 | 19 | 9 | ||
| Wages paid Lamplighters | .. | .. | 1,498 | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Wages paid Fitter & Glazier,fixing knock-down Lamps & new Posts & repairs | .. | .. | 224 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Wages paid—Washing and Painting Lamp-posts, Columns, and Lanterns | .. | .. | 54 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Salary paid Inspector of Public Lighting | .. | .. | 220 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Maintenance of Meters, Boxes, and Governors, &c. | 149 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 188 | 5 | 3 |
| Tradesmen'& Bills:— | |||||||||
| The Gas Light & Coke Co., Lamp Removals, &c. | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| W. & B. Cowan, Refuge Lamp Meters and Repairs | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 5 |
| Wm. Sugg & Co., Refuge Lamps and Repairs | 52 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 7 | 9 |
| J. Bartle & Co., Lamp-post Castings | 38 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 72 | 6 | 5 |
| Sherman & Co., Stand-pipes and Glass | 42 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 10 |
| Morton & Burt, Printing and Stationery | 4 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| J. Matts, Ironmongery | 6 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 12 | & | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| J. Stephens & Co., Ladders and Repairs | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
| Pontifex & Co., Lanterns and Head-irons | 49 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 1 | 8 | |||
| Inspector, Sundry Payments | 0 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| W. King, supply of Gas Journal | 0 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Posener, for Lamplighters' Overcoats | 50 | 15 | 0 | .. | 50 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Carried forward | £418 | 9 | 8 | £1,431 | 0 | 10 | £7,214 | 9 | 2 |