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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 1881
[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. | Lights blown out and Gas escaping. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Night. | Out part of Night. | ||||||||||||
| Water. | Naphthaline. | Stoppages in Co.'s Services. | Water. | Naphthaline. | Stoppages in Co.'s Services. | ||||||||
| Lights. | Lights. | Lights. | |||||||||||
| Out. | Bad. | Out. | Bad. | Out. | Bad. | ||||||||
| 1881. June | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... |
| Septembe | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| December | « a | ... | ... | ... | .... | 1 | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 1882. March | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Total for the Year | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| SCALE LAMPS. | |||||||||||||
| 1831. June | 5 | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 26 | 7 | 47 | 226 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 28 |
| September | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 22 | 29 | 47 | 389 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 21 |
| December | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 37 | 34 | 19 | 377 | 2 | 2 | 124 | 299 |
| 1882. March | 7 | ... | ... | 9 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 29 | ... | 2 | 65 | 87 | |
| Total for the Year | 42 | ... | 26 | 92 | 86 | 115 | 1,021 | 10 | 12 | 276 | 435 | ||