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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 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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VESTRY OF PADDINGTON.- PUBLIC LIGHTING DEPARTMENT. THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1887.
| Hours Burning per Month | Average Hours per Night. | Rato Hour. | Quantity of Gas Consumed | Month. | Average Hours. | Estimated Consumption at 4.6 cubic feet per Hour | Actual Consumption by Meter modified hours. | Difference gained by Meter. | Consumpper Hour. | Total qunntity between Scale and Meter Systems. | Total Quantity over all the Lamps. . | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burning per Mouth. | Burning per Night, | ||||||||||||
| 1886. | Hours. | Hours. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | 1886. | Hours. | Hours. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. |
| April | 299. | 9.96 | 5. | 1,497 | April | 280.57 | 9.35 | 1,290.62 | 1,251.05 | 39.57 | 4.45 | 245.95 | 471,732 |
| Ma | 254.8 | 8.21 | 5. | 1,274 | May | 212.31 | 6.84 | 976.62 | 954. | 22.62 | 4.49 | 320. | 613,440 |
| June | 220. | 7.32 | 5. | 1,100 | June | 170.03 | 5.66 | 782.13 | 791.27 | ... | 4.64 | 308.73 874.68 | 592,761 |
| The Quarter | 773.8 | ... | ... | 3,869 | The Quarter | 062.91 | ... | 3,049.37 | 2,996.32 | 62.19 | ... | 1 677,933 | |
| July | 240.8 | 7.76 | 5. | 1,204 | July | 201.54 | 6.50 | 927.08 | 938.08 | ... | 4.65 | 265.92 | 510,566 |
| August ......... | 288.8 | 9.57 | 5. | 1,444 | August | 251.58 | 8.11 | 1,157.26 | 1,148.63 | 8.63 | 4.56 | 295.37 | 569,473 |
| September | 337. | 11.23 | 5. | 1,685 | September | 313.32 | 10.44 | 1,437.67 | 1,451.91 | ... | 4.64 | 233.09 | 450,397 |
| The Quarter | 866.6 | ... | 5 | 4,333 | The Quarter | 766.44 | ... | 3,522.01 | 3,538.62 | 8.63 | ... | 794.38 | 1,530,436 |
| October ......... | 409.8 | 13.21 | 5. | 2,049 | October ......... | 379.26 | 12.23 | 1.744.59 | 1,743.12 | 1.47 | 4.59 | 305.88 | 589,736 |
| November | 450-. | 15. | 5. | 2,250 | November | 432.34 | 14.41 | 1,988.96 | 1,969.16 | 19.80 | 4.55 | 290.84 | 561,902 |
| December | 494.8 | 15.96 | 5. | 2,474 | Docember | 472.25 | 15.23 | 2,172.35 | 2, l25.15 | 47.20 | 4.5 | 348.85 | 673,978 |
| The Quarter | 1,354.6 | ... | ... | 6,773 | The Quarter | 1,283.85 | ... | 5,905.90 | 5,837.43 | 68.47 | ... | 945.57 | 1,825 616 |
| 1887. January ...... | 478.8 | 15.44 | 5. | 2,394 | 1887. January | 443.63 | 14.31 | 2,040.69 | 1,986.20 | 54.49 | 4.47 | 407.80 | 788,585 |
| February | 417.2 | 14.38 | 5. | 2,086 | February | 365.41 | 13.05 | 1.680.88 | 1,634.06 | 46.82 | 4.47 | 451.94 | 875.407 |
| March ......... | 369-.8 | 11.92 | 5. | 1,849 | March | 355.73 | 11.47 | 1,636.35 | 1,609.89 | 26.46 | 4.52 | 239.11 | 463,634 |
| The Quarter | 1,265.8 | ... | ... | 6,329 | The Quarter | 1,164.77 | ... | 5,357.92 | 5,230.15 | 127.77 | ... | 1,098.85 | 2,127,626 |
| The Year | 4,260.8 | 11.66 | 5. | 21,304 | The Year | 3,877.97 | Average. | 17,835.20 | 17,602.52 | 267.06 | Average. 4.34 | 3,713.48 | 7,161,611 |