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Shoreditch 1879

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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TABLE VI.— Shewing the Comparative Cost of Gas, and the saving under the Old and New System.

Quarter endingNumber of Hours charged for.Con-umption per Hour.Consumption per Lamp per Quarter.Number of Lamps.Total consumption per Quarter.Rate per 1000-ft.£s.d.Saving.
£s.d.
A Old System June, 1879Sunset to Sunrise.788.8 ×5.0 =3944.00 ×1368.59 =5,397,718.96 ×3/6 =944120
B. New System June, 1879Actual Number of Burning Hours.637.55 ×4.62 =2948.88 ×1368.59 =*4,052,366.13 ׄ =70932235810
C. Old System Sept., 1879Sunset to Sunrise.882.25 ×5.0 =4411.25 ×1390.71 =6,134,769.48 ׄ =1073118
D. New System Sept., 1879Actual Number of Burning Hours.708.65 ×4.78 =3387.50 ×1390.71=*4,728,447.36 ׄ =8279624622
E. Old System Dec. 1879Sunset to Sunrise.1371.61 ×5.0 =6858.05 ×1395.93 =9,573.357*73 ׄ =167569
F. New System Dec. 1879Actual Number of Burning Hours.1263.38 ×4.55 =5750.88 ×1395.93 =*8,063,872.47 ׄ =14113426435
G. Old System Mar., 1880Sunset to Sunrise,1257.34 ×5.0 =6286.70 ×140114 =8,808,546.83 ×3/4 =1468110
H. New System Mar., 1880Actual Number of Burning Hours.1176.53 ×4.61 =5425.22 ×140114=*7,644,144.68 ׄ =12740519415
Total Saving in the Cost of Gas for the Year * This includes Eight Lamps burning 8.ft. per hour each, and four 6.9 per hour each.£9391510