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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 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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| Month. | Hours Burning Per Month. | Average Hours per Night. | Rate per Hour. | Quantity of Gas Consumed. | Average Hours. | Estimated Consumption at 46 cubicfeet per Hour. | Actual Consumption by Meter Average and modified hours. | Difference gained by Meter. | Consumption per Hour. | Total quantity gained between Scale and Meter Systems. | Total Quantity over all the Lamps. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burning per Month. | Burning per Night. | |||||||||||
| 1887. | Hours. | Hours. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Hours. | Hours. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. |
| April | 299. | 9.96 | 5. | 1,497 | 282.70 | 9.42 | 1,300.42 | 1,301.91 | ... | 4.6 | 195.09 | 378,474 |
| May | 254.8 | 8.21 | 5. | 1,274 | 211.63 | 6.82 | 973.49 | 997.71 | ... | 4.71 | 276.29 | 536,002 |
| June | 220. | 7.32 | 5. | 1,100 | 168.44 | 5.61 | 774.82 | 805.62 | ... | 4.78 | 294.38 | 571,097 |
| The Quarter | 773.8 | ... | ... | 3,809 | 662.77 | ... | 3,048.73 | 3,105.24 | ... | ... | 765.76 | 1,485,573 |
| July | 240.8 | 7.76 | 5. | 1,204 | 194.49 | 6.27 | 894.65 | 930.10 | .. • | 4.78 | 273.90 | 533,557 |
| August | 288.8 | 9.57 | 5. | 1,444 | 258.75 | 8.34 | 1,190.25 | 1,197.31 | ... | 4.74 | 246.69 | 479,812 |
| September | 337. | 11.23 | 5. | 1,685 | 31501 | 10.50 | 1,449.14 | 1,447.21 | 1.93 | 4.59 | 237.79 | 462,501 |
| The Quarter | 866.6 | ... | ... | 4,333 | 768.25 | ... | 3,534.04 | 3,574.62 | 1.93 | ... | 758.38 | 1,475,870 |
| October | 409.8 | 13.21 | 5. | 2,049 | 376.76 | 12.15 | 1,733.09 | 1,71505 | 18.04 | 4.55 | 333.95 | 651,870 |
| November | 450. | 15. | 5. | 2,250 | 428.84 | 14.29 | 1972.66 | 1,905.46 | 67.20 | 4.14 | 354.56 | 693,164 |
| December | 494.8 | 15.96 | 5. | 2,474 | 476.25 | 15.36 | 2,190.75 | 2,080.20 | 110.55 | 4.36 | 393.8 | 771,848 |
| The Quarter | 1,354.6 | ... | ... | 6,773 | 1,281.85 | ... | 58,96.50 | 5,700.71 | 195.79 | ... | 1,082.31 | 2,186,882 |
| 1888. January | 478.8 | 15.44 | 5. | 2,394 | 443.13 | 14.29 | 2,038.39 | 1,967.93 | 70.46 | 4.44 | 426.07 | 835,097 |
| February | 417.2 | 14.38 | 5. | 2,086 | 377.27 | 13.00 | 1,735.44 | 1,673.50 | 61.94 | 4.43 | 412.50 | 808,912 |
| March | 369.8 | 11.92 | 5. | 1,849 | 357.47 | 11.53 | 1,644.36 | 1,611.54 | 32.82 | 4.50 | 237.46 | 465,285 |
| The Quarter | 1,265.8 | ... | ... | 6,329 | 1,177.87 | ... | 5,418.19 | 5,252.97 | 165.22 | ... | 1,076.03 | 2,109,294 |
| The Year | 4,260.8 | 11.66 | 5. | 21,304 | 3,790.74 | 10.63 | 17,897.46 | 17,633.54 | 362.94 | ... | 3,682.48 | 7,187,619 |