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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
Paddington 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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METERED LAMPS.
| Quarter ending. | Knocked down and out of Lighting. | Escapes in Columns, defective Stand Pipes. | Out of Lighting. | Cocks turned off in the night. | Lights blown out and Gas escaping. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Night. | Out part of Night. | ||||||||||||
| Water. | Naphthaline. | Stoppages in Co's Services. | Water. | Naphthaline | Stoppages in Co.'s Services. | ||||||||
| Lights. | Lights. | Lights. | |||||||||||
| Out. | Bad. | Out. | Bad. | Out. | Bad. | ||||||||
| 1880. June | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 |
| September | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 15 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... |
| December | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 6 | 8 |
| 1881. March | ... | 22 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 144 | ... | ... |
| Total for the Year | ... | 22 | ... | ... | ... | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 144 | 12 | 9 |
| SCALE LAMPS. | |||||||||||||
| 1880. June | 4 | 8 | ... | ... | 5 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 42 |
| September | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 119 | ... | 3 | 74 | 36 |
| December | 4 | 9 | ... | 1 | 6 | 50 | 13 | 48 | 213 | 5 | 13 | 113 | 229 |
| 1881 March | 22 | 5 | ... | 58 | 43 | 38 | 45 | 111 | 357 | 997 | 52 | 248 | |
| Total for the Year | 16 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 71 | 131 | 62 | 118 | 473 | 366 | 1017 | 297 | 555 |