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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 1885
[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.
| Lamps. | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ending, June, 1885 | 1453.19 @ | 5 | 3.85 | = 386 | 12 | 2 |
| ,, ,, Sept. ,, | 1444.23 „ | 3 | 8.23 | = 266 | 3 | 2 |
| ,, ,, Dec. ,, | 1442.85 „ | 3 | 5.96 | = 252 | 5 | 1 |
| „ ,, March, 1886 | 1435.26 „ | 5 | 5.96 | = 394 | 9 | 1 |
| £1299 | 9 | 6 | ||||
NEW SYSTEM.
| As per Table 2 | 1114 | 1 | 1 |
| Saving for the Year | £185 | 8 | 5 |
TABLE VII.
| In the cost of Gas shewn by Table 5 | 767 | 17 | 11 | |||
| In the cost of lighting and extinguishing and in repairs to lamps, shewn by Table 6 | 185 | 8 | 5 | |||
| 953 | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Deduct cost of new governors, &c., shewn in Table 1 | 8 | 10 | 6 | |||
| Cost of Maintenance of meters and governors, salaries, &c., shewn in Table 3 | 247 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 255 | 12 | 3 | ||||
| Total Saving | £697 | 14 | 1 | |||