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Paddington 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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REPORT, 1892-93.
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PUBLIC LIGHTING DEPARTMENT.
LIST OF PLANT FIXED IN THE PUBLIC STREETS WITHIN THE
PARISH, LADY-DAY, 1893.
1,979 Lanterns
1,979 Governors
1,979 Cocks and Spindles
1,683 Head Irons
1,683 Lamp-posts and Columns, with Stand Pipes
296 Bracket Head Irons and Lamp Fittings
97 Meter Boxes and Connections
97 Meters and Fittings
132 Refuge and Special Lamp-posts and Columns
80 Refuge Meter Boxes, Meters, and Fittings (5-Light and 3-Light)
64 Sugg's Lambeth Pattern 100 C. P. Lamps
14 Sugg's York Pattern, with "Billingsgate" Burners
5 Sugg's Victoria Lamps (15-feet)
69 Do. do. do. (10-feet)
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EXPERIMENTAL AND TESTING APPARATUS FIXED AND IN
USE AT THE VESTRY HALL, LADY-DAY, 1893.
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
1 Fixed Table, for Testing purposes
1 Experimental Meter, for Testing by observations of one minute
1 Small Bent Glass Pressure Guage
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
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES IN STORE IN THE PUBLIC LIGHTING DEPARTMENT
(TO DATE).
| 4 New Cast-Iron Lamp-posts | 12 Feet ¾-in. Lead-pipe |
| 15 Lamp Columns | 24 Feet ½-in. Do. |
| 21 Meters, Second-hand | 8 Lighting Sticks |
| 17 Meter Boxes, do. | 2 lbs. Sheet Copper |
| 4 Meters, Cowan's | 700 Lantern Tents for Repairs |
| 1 Refuge Lamp-post | 24 Do. Doors do. |
| 1 Do. Column | 700 Do. Bottoms do. |
| 2 Do. Guard-posts | 200 Do. Earthenware Tops |
| 1 Sugg's 100 C.P. Lambeth Lanterns | 8 Gross Lantern Glass Sides (various) |
| 4 Sugg's York Pattern Lanterns | 5½Gross Do. Opal Tops |
| 32 Sugg's Burner Nipples | 36 Enamel Lantern Tops |
| 7 Lamplighters' Ladders | 112 lbs. Putty |
| 3 Pair Steps | 12 Lead Pipes, with Caps, &c., 2-ft. long |
| 1 Long Ladder | 72 Brass Caps and Linings |
| 50 New Lanterns | 12 ½-in. Sockets and Nipples |
| 12 Old Lanterns | 18 Bye-passes |
| 60 ½-in. and f-in. Stand Pipes | 12¾ -in. Bends |
| 30 Head Irons (various) | 12¾-in. Reducing Sockets |
| 200 Lantern Cocks, Old and New | 150 Iron Spindles |
| 200 New and Old Governors "Goodson" | 29 Pair Plyers |
| 11 Lighting Torches | 1 Sand Post |
| 8 Old do. | 30-ft. 1/8-in. Barrel |
| 7 Sugg's 100 c.p. Governors | 2 Sugg's Victoria Lanterns |
| 12 Do. 10—ft. Do. | 1 Bracket Iron |
| 22 Do. 10-ft. Do. Billgt. | 12½ Bends |
| 3 Do. 15-ft. Do. | 2,200 Old Diaphragm Governors |
| 17 Oilcans | 1 Coil Gas Yarn |
| 24 Sheets Tin | ½ Cwt. Glycerine |
| Estimated Value, £200. | |