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Shoreditch 1886
[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 Neiv System.
OLD SYSTEM.
| Lamps. p. | d. | £ s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ending, June, 1886 1433.35 5 | 3.85 | = 381 6 | ||
| „ „ Sept. 1434.62 „ 3 | 8.23 | = 264 7 | 9 | |
| ,, ,, Dec. 1433.08 ,, 3 | 5.96 | = 250 11 | 0 | |
| „ March, 1887 1431.34 „ 5 | 5.96 | = 393 7 | 7 | |
| £1289 12 | 11 | |||
NEW SYSTEM.
Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing and Repairs to Lamps.
As per Table 2 162 10 4
Saving for the Year £127 2 7
TABLE VII.
| In the cost of Gas shewn by Table 5 | 810 | 9 | 5 | |||
| In the cost of lighting and extinguishing and in repairs to lamps, shewn by Table 6 | 127 | 2 | 7 | |||
| 937 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Dcduct cost of new governors, &c., shewn by Table 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | |||
| Cost of Maintenance of meters and governors, salaries, etc., shewn by Table 3 | 259 | 19 | 8 | |||
| 265 | 90 | |||||
| Total Saving | £672 | 11 | 5 | |||