London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Paddington 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

This page requires JavaScript

TABLE showing the Hours of Burning and the quantity 1 TABLE showing the actual Hours of Burning, the Quantity of Gas Consumed per Lamp per Annum, of Gas per Lamp per Annum for which the Vestry under the Average Meter System. Also the Total Quantity of Gas Saved over all the Lamps during would have paid under the Scale or Contract System. the Twelve Months.

MonthHours Burning Per Month.Average Honrs per Night.Rate per Hour.Quantity of gas Consumed.MONTHAverage Hours.Estimated Consumption at 4.6 cubic feet per Hour.Actual Consumption by Meter Average and modified hoursDifference gained by Meter.Consumption per Honr.Total quantity gained and Meter Systems.Total Quantity over all the Lamps.
Burning per MonthBnrning por Night.
1884.Hours.Hours.Cubic feet.Cubic feet1884.Hours.Hours.Cubic feet.Cubic feet.Cubic feet.Cubic feet.Cubic feet.Cubic feet.
April299.9.965.1,497April280.839.361,291.811,269.4732.344..8237.63452,494
May254.88.215.1,274May218.417.041,004.681,006.63...4 .60267.37509,339
June220.7.325.1,100June168.895.46753. 89767.20...4.68332.40633,222
The Quarter778.8......3,869The Quarter663.13...3,050.383,033.3032.34...837.301,695,055
july240.87.765.1,204July199.776.60918.94932.97...4.67271.03516,854
August288.89.575.1,444August251.028.091,154.691,161.15...4.62282.85539,894
September337.11.235.1,685September317.1210.571,458.751.4480610.694.56236.94452,318
The Quarter866.6......4,333The Quarter767.913,532.383,542.1810.69...790.821,508,566
October409.813.215.2,049October38.4112.491,782/081,738.5843.504/48310.42595,385
November450.15....2,250November414.6813821,907.521,822.0285.604.39427.98821,721
December494.815.965.2,474December476.7915.381 2,193.232,06905124.184.33404.95777,604
The Quarter1,854.6......6,778The Quarter1,278.88...1 5,882.835,629.65258.18...1,143.352,194,610
1885. January478.815.445.2,3941885. January456.9414.742,102.921,987.02116.904.34406.98782,116
February417.214.385.2,086February364.4113.011,676.281,607.5568.734.4478.45921,494
March869.811.925.1,849March346.7711.181,593.941,525.4768.474.39323.57623,195
The Quarter1,265.8......6,829The Quarter1,168.12...5,373.145,120.04258.10...1,209. 002,326,804
The Year .4,260.811.665.21,804The Year3,S78.04average 10,641 17,838,7317,325,17549,31average 4,493,980,477,625,035