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Paddington 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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BOROUGH OF PADDINGTON.
XXY.—Electric Lighting.
The Metropolitan Electric Supply Company
continue to furnish electric current in the Parish upon
the following terms:—
Private consumers, 5 Jd. per Board of Trade unit.
For energy supplied to premises, the maintenance
of which is borne by Rates, 4d. per Board of Trade unit.
Westbourne Terrace is the only thoroughfare in
the Parish lighted by electricity.
XXVI.-Measures before Parliament.
The following have received the attention of the
Vestry, viz.:—
a. Adulteration (Food Products).
b. Bakehouses.
c. Baker Street and Waterloo Railway.
d. Cemeteries Rating.
e. Census.
f. County of London and Brush Provincial
Electric Lighting.
g. Electric Power.
h. Enfranchisement of Leaseholds.