Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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TABLE V.
Quarter ending | Number of hours charged for | Consumption per hour charged cu. ft. | Consumption per Lamp per quarter cu. ft. | Number of Lamps. | Total Consumption per Quarter. | Rate per 1000-ft. | £ | S. | d. | Saving. | ||
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£ | S. | d | ||||||||||
A...Old System {Sunset June, 1887 Sunrise} | 788.8 x | 5.= | 3944.00 x | 1435.06 = | 5659,876 x | 2/5 = | 683 | 18 | 0 | |||
Actual B..New System {Number June, 1887 of Burn-ing hours} | 649.35 x | 4.74 = | 3082.08 x | 1435.06 = | 4422,969 x | „ = | 534 | 8 | 9 | 149 | 9 | 3 |
C... Old System {Sunset Sept., 1887 |to Sunrise} Actual | 882.25 x | 5. = | 4411.25 x | 1438.00 = | 6263,127 x | „ | 756 | 15 | 11 | |||
D...New System { Number Sept., 1887 of Burning hours | 707.66 x | 4.71 = | 3334.19 x | 1438.00 = | 4794,565 x | „ x | 579 | 6 | 10 | 177 | 9 | 1 |
E..Old System {Sunset Dec., 1887 to Sunrise} | 1371.61 x | 5. | 6858.65 x | 1438.00 = | 9861,875 x | 1191 | 12 | 10 | ||||
F..New System {Number Dec., 1887 of Burning hours | 1272.31 x | 4.49 = | 5723.88 x | 1438.00 = | 8230,939 x | 994 | 11 | 5 | 197 | 1 | 5 | |
G..0ld System {Sunset Mar., 1888 to Sunrise} | 1257.34 = | 5. | 6286.70 x | 1438.00 = | 9040,274 x | 2/2 = | 979 | 7 | 3 | |||
H...NewSystem {Number Mar., 1888of Burn- ing hours} | 1182.95 x | 4.45 = | 5272.61 x | 1428.00 = | 7582,013 x | 821 | 7 | 8 | 157 | 19 | 7 | |
Total Savings in the cost of Gas for the Year ... | 681 | 19 | 4 |