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Paddington 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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BOROUGH OF PADDINGTON.
REPORT, 1891-92.
| Month. | Hours Burning Per Month. | Average Hours per Night. | Rate per Hour. | Quantity of Gas Consumed. | Average Hours. | Estimated Consumption at 46 cubic feet 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. | |||||||||||
| 1891. | 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 | 278.77 | 9.29 | 1,282.34 | 1,311.22 | ... | 4.70 | 185.78 | 371,374 |
| May | 254.8 | 8.21 | 5. | 1,274 | 212.41 | 7.08 | 977.08 | 1,017.34 | ... | 4.78 | 256.66 | 513,833 |
| June | 220. | 7.32 | 5. | 1,100 | 171.49 | 5.53 | 788.85 | 816.32 | ... | 4.76 | 283.68 | 568,211 |
| The Quarter | 773.8 | ... | ... | 3,871 | 662.67 | ... | 3,048.27 | 3,141.88 | ... | ... | 726.12 | 1,453,418 |
| July | 240.8 | 7.76 | 5. | 1,204 | 199.96 | 6.45 | 919.81 | 937.75 | ... | 4.68 | 266.25 | 533,032 |
| August | 288.8 | 9.57 | 5. | 1,444 | 251.00 | 8.36 | 1,154.60 | 1,169.86 | ... | 4.66 | 274.14 | 549,376 |
| September | 337* | 11.23 | 5. | 1,685 | 314.87 | 10.15 | 1,448.40 | 1,464.60 | ... | 4.65 | 220.40 | 441,902 |
| The Quarter | 866.6 | ... | ... | 4,333 | 765.83 | ... | 3,522.81 | 3,572.21 | ... | ... | 760.79 | 1,524,310 |
| October | 409.8 | 13.21 | 5. | 2,049 | 393.08 | 12.68 | 1,808.16 | 1,812.90 | ... | 4.61 | 236.10 | 474,088 |
| November | 450. | 15. | 5. | 2,250 | 415.00 | 14.31 | 1,909.00 | 1,839.60 | 69.40 | 4.43 | 410.40 | 825,314 |
| December | 494.8 | 15.96 | 5. | 2,474 | 472.66 | 15.24 | 2,174.23 | 2,084.10 | 90.13 | 4.40 | 389.90 | 783,699 |
| The Quarter | 1,354.6 | ... | ... | 6,773 | 1,280.74 | ... | 5,891.39 | 5,736.60 | 159.53 | ... | 1,036.40 | 2,083,101 |
| 1892. January | 478.8 | 15.44 | 5. | 2,394 | 443.58 | 14.30 | 2,040.46 | 1,989.10 | 51.36 | 4.48 | 404.90 | 814,658 |
| February | 417.2 | 14.38 | 5. | 2,086 | 380.97 | 13.13 | 1,752.46 | 1,719.80 | 32.66 | 4.51 | 366.20 | 737,160 |
| March | 369.8 | 11.92 | 5. | 1,849 | 355.47 | 11.46 | 1,635.16 | 1,603.30 | 31.86 | 4.51 | 245.70 | 495,576 |
| The Quarter | 1,265.8 | ... | ... | 6,329 | 1,180.02 | ... | 5,428.08 | 5,312.20 | 115.88 | ... | 1,016.80 | 2,047,394 |
| The Year | 4,260.8 | 11.66 | 5. | 21,306 | 3,889.26 | Average. 10.66 | 17,890.55 | 17,765.89 | 275.41 | ... | 3,540.11 | 7,108,22.3 |