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88 Parish of St. George the Martyr, Southwark.
Sulphur not to exceed 17 grains to the 100 cubic feet of ga???
on an average of three days.
Ammonia not to exceed 4 grains in the 100 cubic feet on a???
average of three days.
Pressure between sunset and midnight to be equal to a
column of one inch of water, between midnight and sunset to be
equal to a column of six-tenths of one inch of water.
SOUTH METROPOLITAN GAS COMPANY.
District.
Blackfriars Rd.,
Illuminating power in
standard sperm candles.
Sulphur.
Grains in 100 cubic feet
of gas.
Ammonia.
Grains in 100
cubic feet of gas.
Week ending
Max.
Min.
Mean.
Max.
Min.
Mean.
Max.
Min.
Mean
13th May, 1893
17.3
16.2
16.7
12.9
10.8
11.8
1.3
0.7
0.9
20th May, 1893
18.1
16.8
17.4
11.7
ll.l
11.5
1.1
1 .0
1.0
27th May, 1893
16.8
16.6
16.7
10.5
10.3
10.4
1.0
1.0
1.0
GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY.
Lambeth Road,
Week ending
13th May, 1893
16.3
16.0
16.2
10.7
8.5
9.8
0.6
0.1
0.3
20th May, 1893
16.9
16.0
16.3
11.9
9.0
10.7
0.6
0.2
0.3
27th May, 1893
16.3
16.1
16.2
13.0
9.4
11.2
0.4
0.3
0.3
It would appear by these returns of the Officer of the London
County Council that both the illuminating power and quality of the
gas supplied is up to the standard.
With reference to the Quantity of Gas supplied—
The burners with governors, where new and in perfect order,
should consume the specified amoont of gas of 5 cubic feet per hour,
provided the pressure on the main is sufficient.