London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Shoreditch 1881

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

This page requires JavaScript

Table: TABLE IV.Details of the Burning Hours per Lamp, and Saving in respect of Twilight for the Year.

TABLE IV.

Details of the Burning Hours per Lamp, and Saving in respect of Twilight for the Year.

Quarter endingNumber of Burning Hours per QuarterAverage Number of Burning Hours per Night.Savings in respect of Twilight.
Hours.Minutes.Hours.Minutes.HoursMinutes.
1831.—June637337.3615115
,, September70839742.1617336
„ December1,263231343.9410814
1182.—March1,17131131.018549
The Year3,78161021.8651854