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Paddington 1883
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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[G] VESTRY OF PADDINGTON.—PUBLIC LIGHTING DEPARTMENT.
THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1884.
| TABLE showing the Hours of Burning and the quantity of Gas per Lamp per Annum for which the Vestry would have paid under the Scale or Contract System. | TABLE showing the actual Hours of Burning, the Quantity of Gas Consumed per Lamp per Annum, under the Average Meter System. Also the Total Quantity of Gas Saved over all the Lamps during the Twelve Months. | |||||||||||||
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| Months | Hours Burning Per Month. | Average Hours per Night. | Rate per Hour | Quantity Consumed. | Months. | Average Hours. | Estimated Consumption at 4.6 cubic feet per Hour. | Consumption by Meter Average and modified hours | Difference gained by Meter. | Consump tion per Hour. | Total quantity between Scale Systems | Total Qunntitv over all the Lamps. | ||
| Burning per Month. | per Night. | |||||||||||||
| 1883. | Hours. | Hours. | Cubic feet | Cubic feet | 1883. | Hours. | Hours. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | |
| April | 299 | 9.96 | 5. | 1,497 | April | 271.23 | 904 | 1,247.65 | 1,195.37 | 52.28 | 4.40 | 301.63 | 669,476 | |
| May | 264.8 | 8.21 | 5. | 1,274 | May | 217.14 | 7. | 998.84 | 986.34 | 12.50 | 4.54 | 287.66 | 642,814 | |
| June | 220. | 7.32 | 5. | 1,100 | June | 171.27 | 57 | 787.84 | 79064 | 4.61 | 309.36 | 583,762 | ||
| The Quarter | 773.8 | ... | ... | 3,869 | The Quarter | 659.64 | ... | 3,034.33 | 2,972.35 | 64.78 | ... | 898.65 | 1,696,051 | |
| July | 240.8 | 7.76 | 5. | 1,204 | July | 195.56 | 6.3 | 899.57 | 894.19 | 5.38 | 4.57 | 309.81 | 584,61 | |
| August | 288.8 | 9.57 | 5. | 1,444 | August | 258.13 | 8.32 | 1,187.39 | 1.166.86 | 26.53 | 4.49 | 283.14 | 534,568 | |
| September | 337. | 11.23 | 5. | 1,685 | September | 304.58 | 10.15 | 1,401.06 | 1.345.05 | 56.01 | 4.41 | 839.95 | 641,825 | |
| The Quarter | 866.6 | ... | ... | 4,333 | The Quarter | 758.27 | 3,488.02 | 3,400.10 | 87.92 | ... | 932.90 | 1,761,004 | ||
| October | 409.8 | 13.21 | 5. | 2,049 | October ...... | 391.96 | 12.64 | 1,803.01 | 1,702.74 | 100.27 | 4.34 | 346 26 | 653,738 | |
| November | 450. | 15. | 5. | 2,250 | November | 429.83 | 14.32 | 1,977.21 | l,859.45 | 117.76 | 4.32 | 390.56 | 738,139 | |
| December | 494.8 | 15.96 | 6. | 2,474 | December | 461.06 | 14.87 | 2,120.87 | 1,966.30 | 154.57 | 4.26 | 507.70 | 964,122 | |
| The Quarter | 1,354.6 | ... | ... | 6,773 | The Quarter | 1,282.85 | ... | 5,901.09 | 6,528.49 | 372.60 | ... | 1,244.51 | 2,355,999 | |
| 1884. | 1884 | |||||||||||||
| January | 478.8 | 15.44 | 5. | 2,394 | January | 453.82 | 14.63 | 2,087.57 | l,957.44 | 130.13 | 4.81 | 436.56 | 829,027 | |
| February | 417.2 | 14.38 | 5. | 2,086 | February | 380.65 | 13.59 | 1,750.99 | 1,66827 | 82.72 | 4.38 | 417.73 | 79,1,522 | |
| March | 369.8 | 11.92 | 5. | 1,849 | March | 346.17 | 11.1 | 1,592.38 | l,514.38 | 78. | 4.45 | 334.62 | 637,451 | |
| The Quarter | 1,265.8 | ... | ... | 6,329 | The Quarter | 1,180.64 | 5,430.94 | 5,140.09 | 290.85 | ... | 1,188 91 | 2,261,000 | ||
| The Year | 4,260.8 | 11.66 | 5. | 21,304 | The Year | 3,881.40 | average 10.63 | 17,854.38 | 17,041.03 | 816.15 | average 4.42 | 4,264.97 | 8,074,054 | |