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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

Shoreditch 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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Two columns and five brackets have been run against and broken, all of which
have been re-instated.
The following tabular statement shows the number of lamps at present in use, and
the cost per lamp per year.

Table: NUMBER OF LAMPS IN USE, AND COST PER LAMPFOR THE YEAR.

NUMBER OF LAMPS IN USE, AND COST PER LAMP

FOR THE YEAR.

No. of Lamps in use.Description of Lamp.Consumption of Gas per lamp per hour.Cost of Gas per lamp for the year.Cost of lighting cleaning and maintenance per lamp.Total cost per lamp for the year.
Cubic feet.£s.d.£s.d.£s.d.
135214 in. Ordinary4.6215100315
424 „ Globe8.0371101504211
14317 „ Square8.0371101504211
2718 „ „12.05111015051611
3118 „ „15.0674½0150724½
424 „ Hexagon16.061511015071011
730 „ „20.0891001509410
433 „ „24.0103100150101810
533 „ „30.0124901501399
633 „ „33.01403015014153
1583

Table: DETAILS OF THE HOURS OF LIGHTING PER LAMPDURING THE YEAR.

DETAILS OF THE HOURS OF LIGHTING PER LAMP

DURING THE YEAR.

Month.Number of Hours per Month.Average Number of Hours burning per Night.
January480.2115.00
February363.7012.98
March332.0511.06
April268.938.96
May206.696.66
June167.375.57
July172.655.75
August241.227.53
September296.359.87
October394.8612.34
November416.0014.34
December470.9715.19
The Year3811.0010.40

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