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Shoreditch 1887

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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TABLE I.
Cost nf New Works for the Year to March, 1888
Surveyor's men erecting six new lamps columns,
re-arranging the positions of 11 and reinstating
foot and carriageways disturbed (labour) ... 690
Mr. Tilley supplying 50 14 inch lamps, 25 14-inch
cradle irons, providing and fixing 4 new
brackets and removing and refixing 6 brackets,
fitting up 6 new columns, removing decayed
fittings from 36 lamps and columns and refitting
with new, repairing of 7 lighting torches
and 84 lever cocks and fixing 52 street name
tablets 68 6 9
Messrs. Sugg & Co., supply 1 18-inch Victoria lamp
50, new governors and washers, and 2 dozen
30 candle burners 13 8 6
Gibbs, 114 Street name tablets 6 13 o
Willing, 12 enamelled iron caution tablets 9 15 11
Cook, 18 15-ft. lamplighters ladders10 7 0
Sears, repairing lamp columns 4 7 0
Gas Company shifting services for removals and
alterations 5 19 3
£125 6 5
Mr. Ungar, repairing, painting and glazing no
large lamps, columns and guard posts (contract) £24 17 10

TABLE II.

Statement of the Cost of Repairs and Painting, Lighting and Extinguishing and Cleaning for the year to March31st,1888.

Mr. Ungar repairing, painting and glazing 1456 14-inch ordinary lamps, columns, brackets, etc. (contract)139108
Lamplighters' Wages96406
Reward to Police Constables076
Cook, 18 lamplighters' ladders1070
£111458

TABLE III.

Cost of Maintenance of Meters and Governors, &c., Salaries and Expenses for the year to March }\st, 1888.

Messrs. Sugg & Co., Maintcnence of Meters and Governors£5535
Inspector's Salary ...20000
£25535