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Abstract
In this article, we intend to analyse the growth of Lisbon’s water supply between 1890 and 1913, identifying the areas of the city that were privileged and the pace of investment. Based on the historiography produced, we will seek to go further, by conducting a methodological and critical analysis on data provided by Population Surveys, Household Conditions Survey and Companhia das Águas de Lisboa Reports, concerning the annual investment on water supply network. With these documents, we will analyse the implementation of a supply infrastructure near the commercial and political centre of the city and close to the new areas. The review of the figures thus raises the question: what criteria have underpinned the growth of the network. Throughout this paper, we intend to contribute to the institutional history of Companhia das Águas de Lisboa by helping to reinforce the importance of the company in the society of that time.