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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
Paddington 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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Table showing the Monthly, Quarterly, and Half-Yearly Gain per Lamp; also the Total on all Lamps.
| Octr. | Novr. | Decr. | Quantity of Gas gained over all lamps in the Quarter. | Price per 1000 Cu. ft. | Amount saved. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cu. ft. | Cu. ft. | Cu. ft. | Cu. ft. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| Under the Old System the Vestry would have had to pay for | 2,040 | 2,275 | 2,510 | - | ||||
| Under the New System the Vestry has paid for | 1,826.58 | 1,928.77 | 2,201.16 | |||||
| 213.42 | 346.23 | 308.84 | ||||||
| Gas saved per lamp by meter indication and modified hours during December Quarter = | Cu. ft. Lamps. | 1,485,986 | @4/8 | 346 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 868.49 x 1711 = | ||||||||
| Jan. cu. ft. | Feb. cu. ft. | Mar. cu. ft. | ||||||
| Under the Old System the Vestry would have had to pay for | 2,435 | 1,980 | 1,880 | |||||
| Under the New System the Vestry has paid for | 2,088.376 | 1,771.43 | 1,713.63 | |||||
| 346.624 | 208.57 | 166.37 | ||||||
| Gas saved per lamp by meter indication and modified hours during March quar-ter = | Cu. ft. Lamps. | 1,241,089 | @3/9 | 232 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 721.564 x 1720 = | ||||||||
| Gain to the Vestry in quantity and amount in Six Months | 2,727,075 | £579 | 8 | 1 | ||||
Expenditure from January 1st, 1874, to March 31st, 1875,
exclusive of Wages, Repairs, &c., from September, which
are already set forth in Statement above.
£
s.
d.
Preliminary Expenses:—
Inspector's Salary, making Plans, &c., setting out
Works, and superintending the fixing Boxes
and Meters to September 30th, 1874
67
10
0
Contractors sinking Pits, &c., connecting Meters,
and fixing the New Governors
255
0
3
Stock and Plant:—
Meter Boxes, Meters, Governors, Testing Apparatus
and Tools
1,415
12
10
Tradesmens' Bills:—
W. Isacke, Stationery, &c.
£5
7
0
E. Stacey, Paraffine Oil
2
4
0
Morton & Co., Printing Book
3
7
6
Skipper & East, Meter Books
9
11
0
General Rate Account—Paving
1
1
4
G. Weston, Sundry Payments
6
11
4
Silver & Co., Lighters' Coats, &c.
23
10
0
51
12
8
£1,789
15
9