Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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BOROUGH OF PADDINGTON.
XXXII.
Paddington Cemetery Committee.
STATEMENT
OF THE
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE
For the Year ending 25th March, 1900.
Weekly Averages of the results of tests made by Mr. Frank Clowes, D.Sc., F.I.C., at the Gas Testing Stations in the District Supplied by the Gas Light and Coke Company.
Date. Week ending. | Illuminating Power. (In Standard Sperm Candles.) | Sulphur. (Grains in 100 c. ft. of Gas.) | Ammonia. (Grains in 100 c. ft. of Gas.) | Sulphuretted Hydrogen. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maxm. | Minm. | Mean. | Maxm. | Minm. | Mean. | Maxm. | Minm. | Mean. | ||
1899. | ||||||||||
April 1 | 16.90 | 16.35 | 16.62 | 14.27 | 12.00 | 13.20 | .18 | .28 | .38 | None. |
8 | 16.83 | 16.25 | 16.50 | 12.99 | 10.70 | 11.79 | .56 | .35 | .44 | „ |
„ 15 | 17.00 | 16.25 | 16.62 | 13.00 | 10.60 | 11.73 | .58 | .36 | .45 | „ |
„ 22 | 16.57 | 16.15 | 16.40 | 12.53 | 9.97 | 11.19 | .57 | .30 | .42 | „ |
„ 29 | 16.66 | 16.19 | 16.43 | 12.17 | 9.68 | 11.00 | .52 | .31 | .41 | „ |
May 6 | 16.66 | 16.16 | 16.36 | 12.38 | 10.35 | 11.40 | .57 | .21 | .45 | „ |
„ 13 | 16.78 | 16.37 | 16.56 | 13.20 | 10.80 | 11.92 | .60 | .39 | .50 | „ |
„ 20 | 16.81 | 16.24 | 16.49 | 11.94 | 10.24 | 11.19 | .82 | .40 | .60 | „ |
„ 27 | 16.65 | 16.19 | 16.42 | 11.70 | 9.82 | 10.72 | .64 | .42 | .52 | „ |
June 3 | 16.88 | 16.20 | 16.58 | 13.20 | 10.28 | 11.54 | .84 | .50 | .67 | „ |
„ 10 | 16.93 | 16.28 | 16.57 | 12.85 | 10.13 | 11.52 | .91 | .65 | .76 | „ |
„ 17 | 16.86 | 16.30 | 16.54 | 13.04 | 10.70 | 11.82 | .89 | .65 | .75 | „ |
„ 24 | 16.93 | 16.33 | 16.59 | 13.12 | 10.84 | 11.97 | .91 | .63 | .77 | „ |
July 1 | 17.06 | 1S.39 | 16.68 | 11.46 | 9.57 | 10.98 | .94 | .63 | .75 | „ |
„ 8 | 16.90 | 16.26 | 16.61 | 12.61 | 9.71 | 11.19 | .88 | .59 | .71 | „ |
„ 15 | 16.83 | 16.32 | 16.54 | 13.00 | 10.28 | 11.80 | .97 | .61 | .78 | „ |
„ 22 | 17.00 | 16.51 | 16.75 | 13.07 | 10.42 | 11.73 | .94 | .60 | .74 | „ |
„ 29 | 17.05 | 16.32 | 16.70 | 11.79 | 9.30 | 10.55 | .91 | .59 | .72 | „ |
August 5 | 17.10 | 16.46 | 16.76 | 11.87 | 10.04 | 10.84 | .84 | .42 | .61 | „ |
„ 12 | 16.94 | 16.41 | 16.65 | 11.66 | 9.96 | 10.73 | .72 | .53 | .61 | „ |
„ 18 | 16.84 | 16.36 | 16.60 | 11.81 | 10.10 | 10.99 | .92 | .57 | .73 | „ |
„ 26 | 16.91 | 16.35 | 16.71 | 12.36 | 10.01 | 11.02 | 1.02 | .61 | .80 | „ |
September 2 | 17.07 | 16.56 | 16.78 | 11.73 | 9.12 | 10.48 | 1.12 | .94 | .88 | „ |
„ 9 | 16.80 | 16.38 | 16.61 | 12.56 | 10.18 | 11.13 | 1.04 | .76 | .91 | „ |
„ 16 | 16.59 | 16.23 | 16.41 | 11.01 | 9.86 | 10.44 | .93 | .59 | .75 | „ |
„ 23 | 16.69 | 16.25 | 16.47 | 10.35 | 8.52 | 9.44 | .71 | .43 | .55 | „ |
During the year a sum of £1,977 8s. 9d. was paid over to
the Vestry (Poor) Account, which, together with the amount
previously reported, makes a total amount of £49,077 8s. 9d.
paid over since 1870, when the loan raised for the purchase and
laying out the ground was cleared off.