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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1888

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]

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By Contract.By Vestry s Workmen.
£s.d.£s.d.
Brought forward821901968
St. Martin's Street40
St. Martin's Place4138
St. Martin's Lane12141133
St. Martin's Court1191111
Suffolk Street.138
Salisbury Street611
Strand1916217149
Tragalgar Square161911
Taylor's Buildings2481
Turner's Court141140
Turnstile Alley98
Upper St. Martin's Lane159
Vinegar Yard191022
Villiers Street12101210
Warwick Street27029
Whitehall7791111011
Whitehall Place834
Whitehall Yard1811
Whitcomb Street175207
Wilson Street3143
White Hart Street130
William Street4145
York Buildings7855
York Place126
Total£1,149335112

LIGHTING.

The following is a statement of the number of public lamps, on

the 25th March, 1889, with consumption of gas and cost per annum:—

No. of Lamps.Cubic feet of Gas consumed per hour.Cost per annum.
£S.d.
5806393 per lamp.
2710534 „
6] 5761 „
2199122 „
15201009 „
1251235 „
2 (on meter)7775 both.

STREET WATERING.
This subject was considered at the same time as the Slop and
Dust Collecting, resulting in the Vestry deciding to purchase the
following1 plant:—
£
s.
d.
2 Water Vans, at £38 each
76
0
0
1 Water Cart
24
10
0
£100
10
0
£
s.
d.
The cost of street watering1 for the year has been-
Labour at Water Posts, and Repairs to ditto
50
8
2
Hire of Vans and Carts
60
10
0
Hire of Horses and Drivers
196
8
3
Supply of Water
132
11
2
£439
17
7
G