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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 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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the "Sales of Gas Act," which allows a variation of
2 per cent, fast, or in favor of the Gas Company, or
3 per cent, slow, being in favor of the consumer.
ANNUAL TESTINGS OF 143 LAMP METERS,
| Reference No. | Reading of Gasholder. | Per Centage of Error. | Pressure in tenths of an inch. | Friction of Meter. | Reference No. | Reading of Gasholder. | Per Centage of Error. | Pressure in tenths of an inch. | Friction of Meter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast. | Slow. | Fast. | Slow. | ||||||||
| Feet | Feet. | ||||||||||
| 89 | 4.95 | 1.01 | . | 5/10 | .125 | 117 | 4.95 | 101 | . | 5/10 . | .1 |
| 90 | 4.98 | .4 | . | „ | 1 | 118 | 5. | . | — | 9 » | .1 |
| 91 | 4.99 | .2 | . | „ | .125 | 119 | Out | leaky | water | box | |
| 92 | 4.96 | .81 | . | „ | .125 | 120 | 4.98 | .4 | — | „ | .0 |
| 93 | 4.95 | 1.01 | . | „ | .1 | 121 | 5. | — | — | „ | .l |
| 94 | 5. | - | . | „ | .1 | 122 | 4.99 | .2 | — | „ | .1 |
| 95 | 4.94 | 1.21 | . | „ | .1 | 123 | 493 | 1.42 | — | „ | .1 |
| 96 | 4.98 | .48 | — | „ | .1 | 124 | 5.02 | . | .4 | „ | .1 |
| 97 | 4.99 | .2 | . | „ | .125 | 125 | 4.94 | 1.21 | — | „ | .li |
| 98 | 4.95 | 1.01 | . | „ | .075 | 126 | 4.95 | 1.01 | — | „ | .1 |
| 99 | 5.01 | - | .2 | „ | .1 | 127 | 4.99 | .2 | _ | „ | 1 |
| 100 | 4.98 | .4 | - | „ | .125 | 128 | 5. | . | — | „ | 11 |
| 101 | 4.93 | 1.42 | - | „ | .125 | 129 | 5. | — | — | „ | .1 |
| 102 | 4.86 | 2.88 | - | „ | .1 | 130 | 4.92 | 1.63 | - | „ | .07 |
| 103 | 5.0 | — | - | „ | .1 | 131 | 5. | — | - | „ | 12 |
| 104 | 5. | - | - | „ | 1 | 132 | 4.96 | .81 | - | „ | .i : |
| 105 | 4.94 | 1.21 | - | „ | .125 | 133 | 5. | — | - | „ | .l |
| 106 | 4 .93 | 1.42 | - | „ | .125 | 134 | 5.03 | . | .6 | „ | .i : |
| 107 | 5. | - | - | „ | .125 | 135 | 5. | — | - | „ | .07, |
| 108 | 5. | - | - | „ | 1 | 136 | 5. | — | - | „ | .1 1 |
| 109 | 4.78 | 4.6 | - | „ | .1 | 137 | 5'01 | — | .2 | „ | .12. |
| 110 | 4.92 | 1.63 | - | „ | .1 | 138 | 4.98 | .4 | - | „ | .1 |
| 111 | 4.93 | 1.42 | - | „ | .075 | 139 | 5. | — | - | „ | .07, |
| 112 | 4.94 | 1.21 | - | „ | 1 | 140 | 5.01 | — | .2 | „ | 1 |
| 113 | 4.94 | 1.21 | - | „ | .1 | 141 | 4.98 | .4 | - | „ | 1 |
| 114 | 495 | 1.01 | - | „ | .075 | 142 | 5.03 | — | .6 | „ | .12! |
| 115 | 5. | - | - | „ | .1 | 143 | 4.95 | 1.01 | - | „ | 1 |
| 116 | 4.96 | .81 | - | „ | .125 | 1 | „ | ||||
The following details will show the Annual Expenditure and
gain between the Old and New Systems for the 12 months
ending Lady-day 1876: —
Plant and Stock - Parkinson & Co 46 14 3
Humfress 8 1 4
Stephens 2 13 10
Sundry Small Articles 1 11 6
H. Bowden 6 6 0
Imperial Gas Company 9 19 2
75 6 1
Carried forward £75 6 1