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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
Shoreditch 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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TABLE VI.
Comparative Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing, Cleaning and Repairs
and the Saving under the Old and Nero System.
OLD SYSTEM.
| Lamps. | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ending June, 1881 | 1,405 | 5 | 3.85 | = 373 | 15 | 9 |
| ,, Sept., ,, | 1,406.585 | 3 | 8.23 | = 259 | 4 | 5 |
| „ DPC „ | 1,408 | 3 | 5.96 | = 246 | 3 | 3 |
| „ Mar., 1882., | .1,418.334 | 5 | 5.96 | = 389 | 16 | 1 |
| £1,268 | 19 | 6 | ||||
| NEW SYSTEM. | ||||||
| As per Table 2 | 1,155 | 19 | 4 | |||
| Saving for the Year | £113 | 0 | 2 | |||
TABLE VII.
| In the cost of Gas shewn by Table 5 | 831 | 8 | 11 | |||
| In the cost of lighting and extinguishing, and in repairs to lamps, shewn by Table 6 | 113 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 944 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Deduct cost of governors &c., shewn in Table 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Cost of maintenance of meters and governors, salaries, &c., shewn in Table 3 | 194 | 17 | 4 | |||
| 198 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Total Saving | £746 | 1 | 9 | |||