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Paddington 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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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 ot Gas Saved over all
the Lamps during the Twelve Months.
Month.
Hours
Burning
Per Month.
Average
Hours
per Night.
Rate
per
Hour.
Quantity
of Gas
Consumed.
Average Hours.
Estimated
Consumption
at 4.6 cubic
feet per
Hour.
Actual
Consumption
by Meter
Average and
modified hours.
Difference
gamed by
Meter.
Consumption
per Hour.
Total quantity
gamed
between Scale
and Meter
Systems.
Total Quantity
over all the
Lamps.
Burning
per Month.
Burning
per Night.
1889.
Hours.
Hours.
Cubic feet.
Cubic feet.
Hours.
Hours.
Cubic feet.
Cubic feet.
Cubic feet.
Cubic feet.
Cubic feet.
Cubic feet.
April
299.
9.96
5.
1,497
284.
9.46
1,306.4
1,357.14
...
4.77
139.86
277,202
May
254.8
8.21
5.
1,274
216.88
6.99
997.64
1,054.18
...
4.86
219.82
435,683
June
220.
7.32
5.
1,100
164.21
5.47
755.36
818.06
...
4.98
281.94
558,241
The Quarter
773.8
...
...
3,869
665.09
...
3,059.40
3,229.38
...
...
641.62
1,271,126
July
240.8
7.76
5.
1,204
201.13
6.5
925.19
979.28
...
4.87
224.72
445,170
August
288.8
9.57
5.
1,444
259.74
8.37
1,194.8
1,207.04
...
4.64
236.04
469,417
September
337.
11.23
5.
1,685
304.85
10.16
1,402.31
1,395.1
7.21
4.57
289.9
574,291
The Quarter
866.6
...
...
4,333
765.72
...
3,522.30
3,581.42
7.21
...
750.66
1,488,878
October
409.8
13.21
5.
2,049
389.25
12.55
1,790.55
1,793.46
...
4.6
255.54
506,224
November
450.
15.
5.
2,250
432.75
14.42
1,990.65
1,954.08
36.57
4.51
295.92
588,583
December
494.8
15.96
5.
2,474
461.56
14.88
2,123.17
2,103.06
20.11
4.55
370.14
736,208
The Quarter
1,354.6
...
...
6,773
1,283.56
...
5,904.37
5,850.60
56.68
...
921.60
1,831,015
1890.
January
478.8
15.44
5.
2,394
453.67
14.63
2,086.88
2,041.83
45.05
4.5
352.17
701,522
February
417.2
14.38
5.
2,086
364.66
13.02
1,677.43
1,683.67
...
4.61
402.33
802,246
March
369.8
11.92
5.
1,849
346.98
11.77
1,596.1
1,606.12
...
4.62
242.88
484,302
The Quarter
1,265.8
...
...
6,329
1,165.31
...
5,360.41
5,331.62
45.05
...
997.38
1,988,070
The Year
4,260.8
11.66
6.
21,304
3,879.68
Average.
10.68
17,846.48
17,993.02
108.94
...
3,311.26
6,579,089