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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
Kensington 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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gas," manufactured at Kensal Green by the Gas Light and Coke
Company.
| Maximum. | Minimum. | Average. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ended March 31st | 17.5 | 16.4 | 17.0 |
| Quarter ended June 30th | 18.8 | 16.5 | 17.2 |
| Quarter ended September 30th | 18.8 | 16.7 | 17.4 |
| Quarter ended December 31st | 18.0 | 16.3 | 17.3 |
| Averages, whole year | 18.3 | 16.5 | 17.2 |
The minimum did not on any occasion fall below the standard,
and the average was considerably above the standard.
2. With respect to purity. Sulphuretted hydrogen was not
present in the gas at any time, and the proportion of sulphur in
any other form was always considerably below the limit fixed by
the Act of Parliament.
Grains of sulphur per 100 cubic feet of gas. Permitted maximum—20 grains in summer, 15 grains in winter.
| Maximum. | Minimum. | Average. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ended March 31st | 9.4 | 5.5 | 7.3 |
| Quarter ended June 30th | 11.8 | 6.2 | 9.2 |
| Quarter ended September 30th | 12.0 | 5.4 | 7.8 |
| Quarter ended December 31st | 16.6 | 5.4 | 10.8 |
| Average, whole year | 13.4 | 5.6 | 8.8 |
The above figures show an improvement on the averages for
1880, which, in like manner, were considerably better than those for
1879.
With regard to Ammonia, a valuable residual product of gas
manufacture, the limit allowed by the Acts of Parliament (4 grains
in 100 cubic feet of gas) was not reached on any occasion.