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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Shoreditch 1885
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]
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TABLE IV.
| Quarter ending. | Number of Hours Burning per Quarter. | Average Number of Hours Burning per Night. | Savings in respect of Twilight. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours. | Minutes. | Hours. | Minutes. | Hours. | Minutes. | |
| 1885.— June | 639 | 54 | 7 | 1 | 148 | 54 |
| „ September | 705 | 52 | 7 | 40 | 176 | 23 |
| „ December | 1265 | 28 | 13 | 45 | 106 | 9 |
| 1886.—March | 1166 | 55 | 12 | 57 | 90 | 25 |
| The Year | 3,778 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 521 | 51 |