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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 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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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 he 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. | |||||||||||
| 1899. | 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 | 273.93 | 9.28 | 1,260.07 | 1,217.61 | 42.46 | 4.44 | 279.39 | 552,633 |
| May | 254.8 | 8.21 | 5. | 1,274 | 218.80 | 6.94 | 1,006.48 | 984.13 | 22 35 | 4.49 | 289.87 | 571,623 |
| June | 220. | 7.32 | 5. | 1,100 | 169.90 | 5.61 | 781.54 | 773.79 | 7.75 | 4.55 | 326.21 | 642,959 |
| The Quarter | 773.8 | ... | ... | 3,871 | 662.63 | 3,048.09 | 2,975.53 | 72.56 | ... | 895.47 | 1,767,215 | |
| July | 240.8 | 7.76 | 5. | 1,204 | 195.60 | 6.41 | 899.76 | 881.48 | 18.28 | 4.50 | 322.52 | 636,009 |
| August | 288.8 | 9.57 | 5. | 1,444 | 257.05 | 8.22 | 1,182.43 | 1,154.51 | 27.92 | 4.49 | 289.49 | 571,453 |
| September | 337. | 11.23 | 5. | 1,685 | 319.26 | 10.46 | 1,468.59 | 1,422.02 | 46.57 | 4.45 | 262.98 | 519,648 |
| The Quarter | 866.6 | ... | ... | 4,333 | 771.91 | ... | 3,550.78 | 3,458.01 | 92.77 | ... | 874.99 | 1,727,110 |
| October | 409.8 | 13.21 | 5. | 2,049 | 380.36 | 12.47 | 1,749.65 | 1,676.82 | 72.83 | 4.40 | 372.18 | 736,172 |
| November | 450. | 15. | 5. | 2,250 | 425.54 | 14.18 | 1,957.48 | 1,901.26 | 56.22 | 4.46 | 348.74 | 689,458 |
| December | 494.8 | 15.96 | 5. | 2,474 | 461.51 | 15.13 | 2,122.94 | 2,039.04 | 83.90 | 4.41 | 434.96 | 860,350 |
| The Quarter | 1,354.6 | ... | ... | 6,773 | 1,267.41 | ... | 5,830.07 | 5,617.12 | 212.95 | ... | 1,155.88 | 2,285,980 |
| 1900. | ||||||||||||
| January | 478.8 | 15.44 | 5. | 2,394 | 457.22 | 14.51 | 2,103.21 | 2,013.29 | 89.92 | 4.40 | 380.71 | 753,805 |
| February | 417.2 | 14.38 | 5. | 2,086 | 364.77 | 13.02 | 1,677.94 | 1,607.52 | 70.42 | 4.40 | 478.48 | 942,147 |
| March | 369.8 | 11.92 | 5. | 1,849 | 357.85 | 11.36 | 1,646 11 | 1,589.89 | 56.22 | 4.44 | 259.11 | 510,187 |
| The Quarter | 1,265.8 | ... | ... | 6,329 | 1,179.84 | ... | 5,427.26 | 5,210.70 | 216.56 | ... | 1,118.30 | 2,206,139 |
| The Year | 4,260.8 | 11.66 | 5. | 21,306 | 3,881.79 | Average. 10.63 | 17,856.20 | 17,261.36 | 594.84 | Average. 4.45 | 4,044.64 | 7,986,444 |
Note.—The Standard Illuminating Power of the Gas supplied is 16 Sperm Candles.
Sulphur not to exceed 22 grains in the 100 cubic feet of Gas on an average of three days.
Ammonia not to exceed 4 grains in the 100 cubic feet of Gas on an average of three days.
Pressure between sunset and midnight to be equal to a column of one inch of water.
Parssure between midnight and sunset to be equal to a column of six-tenths of an inch of water.