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Lambeth 1867
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth]
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RESULT OF 2,310 OBSERVATIONS
OF THE
ILLUMINATING POWER OF THE GAS
Made on 127 occasions, during the Year 1867.
GAS COMPANY.
No. of
occasions
Gas
tested.
Where Tested.
Average
Illuminating
power.
Test for purity
Ammonia,
Sulphuretted
Hydrogen.
The South Metropolitan
12
The Testinghouse,
HillStreet,
Peckhum.
EQUAL TO
14.31 Sperm
Candles.
Alway pure,
except traces
of Ammonia
present on one
occasion.
The London
50
The Vestryhall,
Kenuingtoa.
14.28 Sperm
Candles.
Always pure,
The Phoenix (Vauxhall)
50
The Vestryhall,
Kennington.
13.77 Sperm
Candles.
Always pure.
The Phoenix (Bankside)
3
The Testinghouse,
WellingtonStreet
Blackfriars.
14.30 Sperm
Candles.
Traces of
Ammonia each
time present.
The Crystal Palace
District
12
The Works,
LowerSydenham.
14.17 Sperm
Candles.
Ammonia
always present
except on one
occasion. Four
times in a
considerable
quantity.
(By Order)
THOMAS ROFFEY
Clerk to the Vestry.