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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
Rotherhithe 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]
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| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 78 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Water Supply and Rents of Meters | ||||||
| Rotherhithe New Road and Bush Road | 4 | 11 | 9 | |||
| Lower and Hawkstone Roads | 8 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Halfway House, Rotherhithe New Road | 8 | 18 | 11 | |||
| Union and Lower Roads | 14 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Railway Avenue | 9 | 12 | 5 | |||
| Neptune Street | 4 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Rotherhithe Street, near Swan Lane (3 qrs.) | 3 | 8 | 11 | |||
| Derrick Street | 11 | 5 | 10 | |||
| Globe Street | 6 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Lavender Bridge | 4 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 75 | 4 | 10 | ||||
| Repairs to urinals | 10 | 15 | 9 | |||
| Urinal brooms | 0 | 17 | 6 | |||
| £165 | 15 | 1 | ||||
Average per urinal per annum, £147.
Average cost per unit of accommodation per annum, £4 5s.
The total quantity of water used as registered by the meters, 1,812,000 gallons.
The urinals attached to twelve public houses in different parts of the Parish are also
cleansed by the urinal man, as per the list given in my 1895 report.
In addition to the above, two 6-stall urinals are maintained in Southwark Park Road by
the Vestry of Bermondsey, at the joint expense of the two Vestries. Their maintenance last
year amounting to £83 12s. 2d., of which amount the Vestry paid one-half, or £41 16s. 1d.
Lighting.
At the commencement of the year the Public Lamps in the Parish numbered
as follows:—
Ordinary Street Lamps 495
Sugg's Patent Lamps 4
10 ft. per hour Lamps 2
Large Lanterns 4
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