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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 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | 829 | 16 | 9 | Brought forward | 936 | 2 | 2 |
| Orange Street | 2 | 2 | 10 | Strand | 132 | 19 | 11 |
| Oxendon Street | 1 | 7 | 10 | Trafalgar Square | 37 | 7 | 6 |
| Pall Mall East | 50 | 9 | 11 | Taylor's Buildings | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| Panton Street | 7 | 3 | Turner's Court | 12 | 11 | ||
| Red Lion Court | 15 | 5 | Turnstile Alley | 5 | 7 | ||
| Rose Street | 2 | 0 | 2 | Vinegar Yard | 14 | 4 | |
| Russell Street | 1 | 6 | 5 | Villiers Street | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Russell Court | 1 | 2 | 6 | Whitehall | 88 | 2 | 0 |
| Scotland Yard | 1 | 14 | 0 | Whitehall Place | 15 | 3 | |
| Spring Gardens | 7 | 2 | 0 | Whitehall Yard | 40 | 4 | 1 |
| St. Martin's Street | 3 | 6 | 3 | Whitcomb Street | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| St. Martin's Place | 1 | 9 | 9 | Whitcomb Court | 2 | 2 | |
| St. Martin's Lane | 31 | 19 | 10 | Wilson Street | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| St. Martin's Court | 2 | 2 | White Hart Street | 15 | 7 | ||
| Suffolk Street | 12 | 7 | £1,254 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Salisbury Street. | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Carried forward | 936 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Where a street is not mentioned no repairs have been needed. | |||||||
LIGHTING.
The following is a statement of the -number of public lamps on the 25th March, 1800, with consumption of gas and cost per annum:—
| No. of Lamps. | Cubic feet of Gas consumed per hour. | Cost per annum. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| 573 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 per lamp |
| 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 ” |
| 6 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 ” |
| 2 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 2 ” |
| 14½ | 20 | 10 | 0 | 9 ” |
| 1 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 ” |
| 1 | 50 till midnight | |||
| 20 after „ | ||||
| 2 (on meter) | 75 | 15 | 11 both. | |
During the year 2 lamps in Salisbury Street and 1 in Ivy Bridge
Lane have been cut off in consequence of the alterations which are
taking place in that neighbourhood, and an additional lamp has
been fixed in Peters Court, St. Martin's Lane.