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Paddington 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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BOROUGH OF PADDINGTON.
REPORT, 1893-94.
[K.]
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 th???ai Hours of Burning, the Quantity of Gas consumed per Lamp per Annum, under th??? rage Meter System. Also the Total Quantity of Gas Saved over all the Lamps during Twelve Months.
| Month. | Hours Burning Per Month. | Average Hours per Night. | Rate per Hour. | Quantity of Gas Consumed. | Average Hours. | Estimated Jonsumption 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. | |||||||||||
| 1893. | Hours. | Hours. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Hours. | Hours. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. | Cubic feet. |
| April | 299. | 9.96 | 1,497 | 272.60 | 9.40 | 1,253.96 | 1,220.47 | 33.49 | 4.47 | 276.53 | 547,252 | |
| May | 254.8 | 8.21 | 5. | 1,274 | 218.68 | 6.91 | 1,005.92 | 996.09 | 9.83 | 4.55 | 277.91 | 550,539 |
| June | 220. | 7.32 | 5. | 1,100 | 169.81 | 5.66 | 781.12 | 774.06 | 7.06 | 4.55 | 325.94 | 645,361 |
| The Quarter | 773.8 | ... | ... | 3,869 | 661.09 | ... | 3,041.00 | 2,990.62 | 50.38 | ... | 880.38 | 1,743,152 |
| July | 240.8 | 7.76 | 5. | 1,204 | 195.49 | 6.40 | 899.25 | 909.42 | ... | 4.65 | 294.58 | 584,152 |
| August | 288.8 | 9.57 | 5. | 1,444 | 256.93 | 8.28 | 1,181.87 | 1,188.13 | ... | 4.62 | 255.87 | 507,901 |
| September | 337. | 11.23 | 1,685 | 318.47 | 10.44 | 1,464.96 | 1,449.58 | 15.38 | 4.55 | 235.42 | 467,308 | |
| The Quarter | 866.6 | ... | ... | 4,333 | 770.89 | ... | 3,546.08 | 3,547.13 | 15.38 | ... | 785.87 | 1,559,361 |
| October | 409.8 | 13.21 | 5. | 2,049 | 380.52 | 12.47 | 1 750.39 | 1 722.91 | 27.48 | 4.52 | 326.09 | 647,288 |
| November | 450. | 15. | 5. | 2,250 | 425.45 | 14.18 | 1,957.07 | 1,890.65 | 66.42 | 4.44 | 359.35 | 715,825 |
| December | 494.8 | 15.96 | 2,474 | 461.66 | 15.13 | 2,123.63 | 2,055.21 | 68.42 | 4.45 | 418.79 | 835,486 | |
| The Quarter | 1,354.6 | ... | ... | 6,773 | 1,267.63 | ... | 5,831.09 | 5,668.77 | 162.32 | ... | 1,104.23 | 2,198,599 |
| 1894. | ||||||||||||
| January | 478.8 | 15.44 | 5. | 2,394 | 457.88 | 14.53 | 2,106,24 | 1,981,26 | 1, 94,98 | 4.32 | 412.74 | 828,899 |
| February | 417.2 | 14.38 | 5. | 2,086 | 364.86 | 13.03 | 1,678.35 | 1,613.23 | 65.12 | 4.42 | 472.77 | 944,121 |
| March | 369.8 | 11.92 | 5. | 1,849 | 357.64 | 11.53 | 1,645 14 | 1,605.60 | 39.54 | 4.48 | 243.40 | 485,826 |
| The Quarter | 1,265.8 | ... | ... | 6,329 | 1,180.38 | • • • | 5,429.73 | 5,200.09 | 229.64 | ... | 1,128.91 | 2,253,776 |
| The Year | 4,260.8 | 11.66 | 5. | 21,304 | 3,879.99 | Average. 10.66 | 17,847.90 | 17,406.61 | 457.72 | Average. 4.50 | 3,899.39 | 7,754,888 |