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Kensington 1874

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Table: TABLE XV.QUARTERLY RETURNOr the Chief Gas Examiner.Common Gas.Besults of the Daily Testings of the Gas supplied by the Gas Light and Coke Company to the Testing Station at 123, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, during the months of July, August, and September, 1874.

TABLE XV.

QUARTERLY RETURN

Or the Chief Gas Examiner.

Common Gas.

Besults of the Daily Testings of the Gas supplied by the Gas Light and Coke Company to the Testing Station at 123, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, during the months of July, August, and September, 1874.

July.Illuminating Power in Standard Sperm Candles.Amount of Impurity.August.Illuminating Power in Standard Sperm Candles.Amount of Impurity.September.Illuminating Power in Standard Sperm Candles.Amount of Impurity.
Sulphuretted Hydrogen.Ammonia per 100 feet, grains.Sulphur per 100 feet, grains.Sulphuretted Hydrogen.Ammonia per 100 feet, grains.Sulphur per 100 feet rains.Sulphuretted Hydrogen.Ammonia per 100 feet, grains.Sulphur per 100 feet, grains.
118.6None0816.4116.8None0.315.7116.3None......
217.6„1.219.23Not received216.7„......
3...„0.019.1417.0„0.817.0318.7„......
4...„1.219.6516.6„0.617.2416.6„......
6...„0.020.4616.6„0.617.4517.1„None...
717.6„0.820.1717.2„0.017.1717.3„„16.5
817.6„0.820 2816.9„0.6169816.7„„16.6
917.4„1.020.21016 9„0.413.5916.6„„16.5
1017.41.020 31116.9„0.418.11016.2„„21.8
1117.3„0.019.31216.5„0.018.51117.0„0.618.6
1317.5„1.819.61316.8„0.418.41216.6„0.315.3
1417.3„1.021.31416.9„1.013.61416.5„0.418.1
1517.5„0.020.51516.7„0.48.41517.1„0.016.9
1616.6„0.019.51716.5„0.613.61617.0„1.216.8
1716.6„1.019.41316.1„0.313.117Not received
1816.7„0.619.41916.4„0.417.61816.7„none17.1
2016.9„0.219.42016.3„0517.51916.3„„17.1
2116.8„0.016.021Not received2116.7„„17.1
2217.0„0.01442216.5„0.517.42216 3„„17.4
2317.2„0.016.02416.9„0.619.82316.6...„17.4
24Not received2516.5„o.o19.72416.3...„17.1
2516.8„0.016.52616.5„0.013.12516.9...„17.0
2716.7„0.016.02716.9„0.017.72617.1„0.517.1
2816.70.016.328Not received2817.5„0.016.9
2916.5„0.416.22916.4„0.0...2916.6„0.614.3
3016.6„0.626.43117.3„0.0...3017.4„0.617.9
3117.1„0.616.5
Mean17.13„0.5018 76Mean16.70„0.3717.93Mean16.83„0.1517.17