Street Lighting in a Large London Suburb

At the conclusion of the War in 1945 the Harrow Urban District Council (Middlesex) was faced with the much overdue task of providing efficient and modern public lighting throughout the district. The district (population 225,000) is mainly residential with a number of shopping areas. The paper describes the method adopted by the local authority in solving the problem and traces the progress to date of a “Five year plan.” The financial aspect is also examined.