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Paddington 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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REPORT, 1892-93.
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 | 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 | 2,049 | 380.09 | 12.46 | 1,748.41 | 1,676.58 | 71.83 | 4.41 | 372.42 | 754,784 | |
| November | 450. | 15. | 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 | 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 |
Of these, there were only 12 adulterated samples, consisting of
Milk 9; Coffee 2; and Pepper 1.
ALF. W. STOKES, F.C.S., F.I.C.,
Public Analyst.
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