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Holborn 1915
Report for the year 1915 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE IX —continued. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.—continued. Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.—continued.
| Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915. July 16 | Walters, Mary | 21, High Street | Selling milk 11.3 per cent. deficient in fact | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| „ | Farrell, F. K | 1, Clark's Buildings | Selling milk 13.3 per cent. deficient in fat | Defendant left the district. Summons not served. |
| „ 29 | Express Dairy Co., Ltd. | Hart Street | Selling milk 4.6 per cent. deficient in fat | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed. |
| „ | Davies, Sarah | 2, Portpool Lane | Selling milk 13 per cent. deficient in fat | Defendant convicted. Ordered to pay 12s. 6d. costs. |
| „ | Evans, John | 19, New North Street | Selling butter containing 81 per cent. of foreign fat | Defendant convicted and fined £2 and 10s. 6d. costs. |
| „ | Oliver, B. | 183, Shaftesbury Avenue | Selling milk with 16.7 per cent. added water | Summons dismissed. Warranty proved. |
| Sept. 10 | Matthias, Mrs. | 22, Cross Street | Selling milk with 20 per cent. added water | Summons dismissed. (See H. McNeil). |
| „ | McNeil, H. | 22, Cross Street | Selling milk with 20 per cent. added water | Defendant convicted and fined 40s. |
TABLE X. Meteorology of London, 1915. (Deduced from observations at Greenwich under the superintendence of the Astronomer Royal.)
| 1915. | Air Temperature. | Bright Sunshine. | Rain and other forms of Precipitation. | ||||||
| Mean of— | Mean of A. and B. | Difference from Average.* | Daily Mean. | Difference from Average.* | Per cent. of possible. | Total fall. | Difference from Average,* | ||
| Maximum A. | Minimum B. | ||||||||
| °f | °f | °f | °f | hrs. | hrs. | % | m.m | m.m. | |
| January | 43.6 | 35.7 | 39.7 | +1.1 | 1.13 | -0.22 | 13 | 93 | +45 |
| February | 46.4 | 35.0 | 40.7 | +1.1 | 2.75 | +0.54 | 28 | 81 | +43 |
| March | 48.1 | 35.7 | 41.9 | +0.0 | 2.87 | -0.42 | 24 | 20 | -19 |
| April | 55.4 | 38.2 | 46.8 | -0.4 | 5.33 | +0.06 | 39 | 31 | -9 |
| May | 63.9 | 43.4 | 63.7 | +0.6 | 6.90 | +0.48 | 45 | 83 | +34 |
| June | 70.6 | 49.0 | 59.8 | +0.6 | 7.27 | +0.6 | 44 | 14 | -38 |
| July | 71.4 | 52.7 | 62.0 | -0.4 | 6.42 | -0.42 | 40 | 78 | +17 |
| August | 71.4 | 53.8 | 62.6 | +1.1 | 5.23 | -1.22 | 36 | 82 | +23 |
| September | 67.7 | 48.2 | 58.0 | +0.9 | 6.20 | +0.97 | 49 | 51 | -4 |
| October | 56.8 | 42.6 | 49.7 | -0.4 | 2.29 | -0.81 | 21 | 50 | -21 |
| November | 44.8 | 33.8 | 39.3 | -4.2 | 1.83 | +0.10 | 21 | 62 | +6 |
| December | 48.3 | 39.3 | 43.8 | +3.6 | 1.16 | +0.06 | 15 | 131 | +85 |
| Year | 57.4 | 42.3 | 49.9 | +0.4 | 4.12 | -0.02 | 34 | 776 or 30.55 ins. | +162 or +6.38 ins. |
* The averages used are obtained from observations extending over 65 years for Rain, 75
Temperature, and 18 years for Sunshine.