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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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( 8.] LIST OF PLANT FIXED IN THE PUBLIC STREETS WITHIN
THE PARISH, LADY-DAY, 1888.
1,956 Lanterns
1,956 Governors
1 ,956 Cocks and Spindles
1,650 Head Irons
1,650 Lamp-posts and Columns with Stand Pipes
360 Bracket Head-irons and Lamp Fittings
97 Meter Boxes and Connections
97 Meters and Fittings
59 Refuge Lamp-posts and Columns
53 Refuge Meter Boxes, Meters, and Fittings
27 Sugg's "Lambeth," 100 C P Lamps
16 Sugg's "York " Pattern, with " Billingsgate " Burners
4 Bray's 80 C P Lamps
1 Sherman's 8-feet per hour Lamp
[9.] EXPERIMENTAL AND TESTING APPARATUS FIXED AND
IN USE AT THE VESTRY HALL.
1 5½ cubic feet Testing Gas Holder and Connections
1 Meter for Testing Lamp Governors
1 Experimental Meter
1 Do. Minute Clock, "King's"
1 Do. 30/10ths "King's" Pressure Register
1 Pair Inspector's Pocket Guages
50/10ths Pressure Register, Clock, Base, and Fittings
1 Fixed Testing Table
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
[7.] MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS IN USE IN THE PUBLIC LIGHTING DEPARTMENT.
| In daily use by Lamplighters. | 29 Lighting Torches and Sticks | 3 Pairs Clamps |
| 29 Pairs of Plyers | 2 Hammers | |
| 29 Oil Cans | 1 Blow Pipe | |
| 28 Burner Brushes | 1 Glazing Knife | |
| 27 Ladders | 1 flacking Knife | |
| 25 Pairs of Ladder Spike Irons | 2 Screw Drivers | |
| 1 Spirit Level | 1 Rule | |
| 1 Flatting Plate and Folding Machine | 1 Tool Basket | |
| 6 Pairs of Gas Tongs | 1 Shave Hook | |
| 1 Pair Iron Bevel Clamps | 1 Box-wood Mallet | |
| 1 Large Set Stocks and Dies | ||
| 1 Small do. do. | 1 Pickaxe | |
| 1 Large Vice | 1 Rammer | |
| 1 Small Vice | 1 3-gall. Can | |
| 1 Air Pump and Service Cleaner | 18 Pint Cans | |
| 1 Bull's-eye Lantern | 2 Glazing Frails | |
| 1 Pair of Cutting Compasses | 1 Large Paint Bath | |
| 1 Pair of Compasses | 2 Large Paint Tubs | |
| 1 Pair of Plyers | 1 Iron Band, V. P. P. | |
| 6 Steel Chisels | 1 Letter Stamp, P. V. | |
| 3 Steel Sets | 2 Meter Hooks | |
| 1 Crowbar, 5-ft. x 2-in. dia. | 4 Cross Handle Large Keys | |
| 1 Crease Iron | 6 Do. do. Small do. | |
| 1 Hollow Punch | 1 Meter Testing Table, for out-door use | |
| 1 Lead Pot and Handle | India-rubber Tubing, do. | |
| 1 Beak Iron | 1 Box Truck | |
| 2 Soldering Irons | 1 Lantern Truck | |
| 4 Stakes, various sizes | 1 Trolly | |
| 2 Pairs Tinman's Snips | Sundry Paint Brushes, &c. | |