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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 1888
[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, 1888 1438.96 @ | 5 | 3.85 | 382 | 16 | 5 |
| „ „ Sept. „ 1435.92 „ | 3 | 8.23 | = 264 | 12 | 6 |
| „ Dec. „ 1431.42 „ | 3 | 5.96 | = 250 | 5 | 2 |
| „ „ March, 1889 1389.86 „ | 5 | 5.96 | = 381 | 19 | 7 |
| £1,279 | 13 | 8 | |||
| NEW SYSTEM. | |||||
| Cost of Lighting, Extinguishing and Repairs to Lamps. | |||||
| As per Table 2 | 1061 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Saving for the Year | £218 | 1 | 7 | ||
TABLE VII.
Shewing the Total Saving by the Meter System and Modified Hours.
| In the cost of Gas shewn by Table 5 | 579 | 4 | 4 | |||
| In the cost of lighting and extinguishing and in repairs to lamps, shewn by Table 6 | 218 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 797 | 5 | 11 | ||||
| Deduct cost of new governors, &c., shewn in table 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Cost of Maintenance of meters and governors, salaries, &c., shewn in Table 3 | 251 | 8 | 2 | |||
| 258 | 13 | 8 | ||||
| Total Saving | £538 | 12 | 3 | |||