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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 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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METERED LAMPS.
Quarter ending.
Knocked down
and out of
Lighting.
Escapes in
Columns, defective
Stand-Pipes.
Out of Lighting.
Cocks turned off
in the night.
Cocks turned on
at Lighting time.
Lights blown out
and Gas escaping
All night.
Out part of the Night.
Water.
Naphthalino.
Stoppages
in Co.'s
Services.
"Water.
Naphthaline.
Stoppages in
Co.'sServices.
Lights.
Lights.
Lights.
Out.
Bad.
Out.
Bad.
Out.
Bad.
1878.
June
••
••
••
••
••
5
••
• •
1
••
••
10
••
1
September
..
2
..
..
••
7
7
• •
2
••
4
2
2
5
December
1879
• •
9
••
••
1
3
3
• •
3
43
37
2
• •
••
March
• •
13
••
• •
..
2
2
5
1
1
..
2
• •
..
Total for the Year
••
24
• •
..
1
17
12
5
7
44
41
16
2
6
SCALE LAMPS.
1878.
June.
8
11
3
• •
4
9
22
12
58
1
3
44
• •
S9
September
8
1
7
• •
22
15
9
15
208
4
7
51
• •
93
December
8
26
9
..
36
44
25
117
198
11
15
66
• •
145
1879.
March
8
8
2
••
6
38
7
71
27
9
5
47
• •
244
Total for the Year
32
46
21
••
68
106
63
215
491
25
30
208
..
571