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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
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. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |||||
| Brought forward | 821 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 8 |
| St. Martin's Street | 4 | 0 | ||||
| St. Martin's Place | 4 | 13 | 8 | |||
| St. Martin's Lane | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | |
| St. Martin's Court | 1 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
| Suffolk Street. | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Salisbury Street | 6 | 11 | ||||
| Strand | 191 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 9 |
| Tragalgar Square | 16 | 19 | 11 | |||
| Taylor's Buildings | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Turner's Court | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | |
| Turnstile Alley | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Upper St. Martin's Lane | 1 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Vinegar Yard | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |
| Villiers Street | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 10 | |
| Warwick Street | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| Whitehall | 77 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Whitehall Place | 8 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Whitehall Yard | 18 | 11 | ||||
| Whitcomb Street | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Wilson Street | 3 | 14 | 3 | |||
| White Hart Street | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| William Street | 4 | 14 | 5 | |||
| York Buildings | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | ||
| York Place | 12 | 6 | ||||
| Total | £1,149 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 2 |
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. | ||
| 580 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 per lamp. |
| 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 „ |
| 6 | ] 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 „ |
| 2 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 2 „ |
| 15 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 9 „ |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 „ | |
| 2 (on meter) | 77 | 7 | 5 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