Domestic heating in America : a study of heating, cooking and hot water supply in small houses in U.S.A. and Canada. Report of a joint party from the Ministry of fuel and power and the Department of scientific and industrial research.

  • Great Britain. Joint Party to Investigate Domestic Heating in America.
Date:
1946
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Credit: Domestic heating in America : a study of heating, cooking and hot water supply in small houses in U.S.A. and Canada. Report of a joint party from the Ministry of fuel and power and the Department of scientific and industrial research. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE I4 Tenants Obtaining Unlimited Supplies of Hot Water for a Standard Charge ‘US. Gallons Case Location or Source . | per family Notes | | | per day | Low Income Group Housing (U.S.H.A. Statistics over 12, months) E, Atlantic City .. dg Be et sy 277 dwellings. Bi Boston (Mass.) i 7 eae 52 1,016 * 23 Cambridge (Mass.) .. fe am 54 294 53 4. Camden, N.]J. Re “e a 70 514 - 5: Cincinnatti.. hg z. os By 1,039 + 6. Dallas, ‘Texas EF + Roy 61 181 $5 vi Cleveland om - ne ee a6 579 _ 8. Chicago Ae a = Sa oy 462 - 9. | Indianapolis .. a a en 61 748 75 10. Lexington, N.Y. as = ere 37 286 fe: Fi. Milwaukee .. or a ae 60 518 * £2; Nashville mad eK in = 39 398 7 13. Nashville ay i * ae 52 314 3 14. New York ... ue ae a 69 1,622 2 PS. New York ... es a reo 70 574 ae 16. | Washington, D.C. .. a pee 52 272 A Average .. 56°4 For 9,094 dwellings. Single Bedroom Flats Ev Lakeview Estate, Cleveland ve 58 24 families. 18. ”? ” oy) es 44 24 +9 IQ. . 5 9s ies 80 18 53 20. s “e : + 44 18 is 21. ” >. ”» 0 55 18 oe) Average .. 56 For 102 families. Three-Bedroom Flats 22. Lakeview Estate, Cleveland ie, 80 28 families. 23: ” ” ”? oie 78 28 oe) Average .. 79 56 families. SUMMARY A2.4. It may reasonably be concluded from the above figures that by providing unlimited supplies of hot water at a fixed charge the consumption in U.S.A. is increased to about 50 Imperial gallons per family per day as