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Paddington 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]
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REPORT, 1899-1900.
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A Statement showing the number of burials which
took place from the 31st March, 1899, to the 31st
March, 1900:—
REPORT, 1899.1900.
| 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. | ||
| September 30 | 16.83 | 16.39 | 16.60 | 10.89 | 9.00 | 9.66 | .60 | .34 | .46 | None. |
| October 7 | 16.68 | 16.16 | 16.43 | 1096 | 8.68 | 9.75 | .48 | .30 | .38 | |
| 14 | 16.77 | 16.19 | 16.47 | 11.25 | 9.00 | 10.20 | .43 | .25 | .31 | |
| 21 | 16.72 | 16.25 | 16.45 | 12.58 | 10.24 | 11.40 | .50 | .18 | .30 | |
| 28 | 16.69 | 16.26 | 16.45 | 12.41 | 9.61 | 11.03 | .40 | .15 | .27 | |
| November 4 | 16.80 | 16.21 | 16.54 | 11.28 | 9.34 | 10.34 | .43 | .16 | .30 | |
| 16.74 | 16.33 | 16.55 | 10.77 | 8.65 | 9.73 | .50 | .24 | .36 | ||
| 16.53 | 16.17 | 16.32 | 11.94 | 9.20 | 10.50 | .46 | .18 | .32 | ||
| „ 25 | 16.73 | 16.26 | 16.45 | 12.66 | 9.20 | 10.70 | .46 | .18 | .31 | |
| December 2 | 16.56 | 16.19 | 16.36 | 12.65 | 10.01 | 11.19 | .39 | .24 | .29 | |
| „ 9 | 16.70 | 16.20 | 16.45 | 12.15 | 9.72 | 11.04 | .44 | .22 | .32 | |
| „ 16 | 16.60 | 16.17 | 16.38 | 13.16 | 10.65 | 12.02 | .45 | .13 | .'23 | |
| „ 23 | 16.56 | 16.23 | 16.39 | 13.28 | 10.47 | 11.99 | .48 | .22 | .32 | |
| .. 30 | 17.01 | 16.46 | 16.68 | 12.61 | 10.42 | 11.41 | .39 | .18 | .26 | |
| 1900 | ||||||||||
| January 6 | 16.89 | 16.30 | 16.60 | 12.57 | 9.78 | 11.28 | .41 | .10 | .26 | |
| „ 13 | 16.74 | 16.18 | 16.48 | 12.75 | 10.00 | 11.24 | .37 | .18 | .27 | |
| „ 20 | 16.98 | 16.44 | 16.70 | 12.72 | 10.82 | 12.60 | .46 | .16 | .26 | |
| „ 27 | 16.97 | 16.53 | 16.73 | 12.86 | 10.19 | 11.57 | .60 | .25 | .39 | |
| February 3 | 16.80 | 16.30 | 16.53 | 12.51 | 10.10 | 11.21 | .50 | .17 | ..28 | |
| „ 10 | 16.76 | 16.31 | 16.54 | 13.59 | 10.47 | 12.00 | .32 | .11 | .21 | |
| „ 17 | 17.10 | 16.40 | 16.73 | 13.56 | 11.39 | 12.37 | .28 | .11 | .18 | |
| ,, 24 | 1710 | 16.50 | 16.79 | 14.15 | 11.05 | 12.45 | .29 | .11 | .18 | |
| March 3 | 16.86 | 16.34 | 16.55 | 12.90 | 10.49 | 11.75 | .38 | .12 | .22 | |
| „ 10 | 16.65 | 16.21 | 16.43 | 14.44 | 11.47 | 12.81 | .33 | .13 | .24 | |
| „ 17 | 16.91 | 16.22 | 16.55 | 13.28 | 11.13 | 12.18 | .30 | .12 | .19 | |
| „ 24 | 16.86 | 16.42 | 16.63 | 13.61 | 10.59 | 11.94 | .28 | .10 | .15 | |
During the same period there were 283 graves
purchased.
In the preceding year the number of interments
in the Consecrated Ground was 1,078, and in the
Unconsecrated Ground 1,102.
In August, 1889, the Burial Board received—"for the
"general purposes of the said Cemetery the sum of £100, re"questing
but not requiring them to have my tomb and tomb"stone
kept in repair from time to time and the lettering on the
"stone renewed when necessary.''—Extract from the Will of the
late Rev. Henry William Smith, of 10, Warrington Crescent