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Paddington 1892

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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BOROUGH OF PADDINGTON. REPORT, 1892-93.
[K.]
TABLE showing the Hours of Burning and the Quantity TABLE showing the actual Hours of Burning, the Quantity of Gas consumed per Lamp per
of Gas per Lamp per Annum for which the Vestry Annum, under the Average Meter System. Also the Total Quantity of Gas Saved over all
would have paid under the Scale or Contract System. 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
gained by
Meter.
Consumption
per Hour.
Total quantity
gained
between Scale
and Meter
Systems.
Total Quantity
over all the
Lamps.
Burning
per Month.
Burning
per Night.
1892.
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
282.70
I
9.26
1,300.42
1,270.80
29.62
4.49
226.20
456,471
May
254.8
8.21
5.
1,274
211.41
6.93
972.48
951.10
21.38
4.49
322.90
651,612
June
220.
7.32
5.
1,100
168.40
5.61
774.64
766.08
8.56
4.54
333.92
657,488
The Quarter
773.8
...
...
3,869
662.51
...
3,047.54
2,987.98
59.56
...
883.02
1,765,571
July
240.8
7.76
5.
1,204
194.90
6.39
896.54
915.25
...
4.69
288.75
568,548
August
288.8
9.57
5.
1,444
258.69
8.21
1,189.97
1,196.90
...
4.62
247.10
486,539
September
337.
11.23
5.
1,685
315.51
10.50
1,451.34
1,404.53
46.81
4.53
280.47
552,245
The Quarter
866.6
...
...
4,333
769.10
...
3,537.85
3,516.68
46.81
...
816.32
1,607,332
October
409.8
13.21
5.
2,049
380.09
12.46
1,748.41
1,676.58
71.83
4.41
372.42
754,784
November
450.
15.
5.
2,250
428.86
14.29
1,972.75
1,900.00
72.75
4.43
350.00
600,550
December
494.8
15.96
5.
2,474
476.75
15.14
2,193.05
2,105.61
87.44
4.41
368.39
727,570
The Quarter
1,354.6
....
...
6,773
1,285.70
...
5,914.21
5,682.19
232.02
...
1,090.81
2,082,904
1893.
January
478.8
15.44
5.
2,394
443.02
14.52
2,037.89
1,909.32
128.57
4.30
484.68
957,243
February
417.2
14.38
5.
2,086
364.83
13.02
1,678.21
1,614.35
63.86
4.42
471.65
933,405
March
369.8
11.92
5.
1,849
354.98
11.45
1,632.90
1,577.50
55.40
4.44
271.50
537,027
The Quarter
1,265.8
...
...
6,329
1,162.83
...
5,349.00
5,101.17
247.83
...
1,227.83
2,427,675
The Year
4,260.8
11.66
5.
21,304
3,880.14
Average.
10.64
17,848.60
17,288.02
586.22
Average.
4.48
4,017.98
7,883,482