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Shoreditch 1884

[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 the New System.

OLD SYSTEM.

Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing and Repairs to Lamps.

Lamps.s.d.£s.d.
Quarter ending June, 18841449.23@ 53.85= 385111
,, Sept. ,,1449.95„ 38.23= 26743
„ Dec. „1453.47„ 35.96= 25423
,, March, 18851456.51„ 55.96= 400511
£130736

NEW SYSTEM.

Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing and Repairs to Lamps.

As per Table 21124148
Saving for the Year£182810

TABLE VII.

Shewing the Total Saving by the Meter System and Modified Hours.

In the cost of Gas shewn by Table 579917
In the cost of lighting and extinguishing and in repairs to lamps, shewn by Table 6182810
981105
Deduct cost of new governors, &c., shewn in Table 17100
Cost of Maintenance of meters and governors, salaries, &c., shown in Table 3238195
24695
Total Saving£73510