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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
Islington 1870
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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cistern and then carrying a waste pipe from the vacant space directly
into the house drain, by which this space becomes virtually a receptacle
for the light gases generated in the latter and for any poisonous matter
which they convey. The inmates of houses where this arrangement
exists are at the mercy of an accident which may happen any day.
METEOROLOGY OF MARCH.
| Thermometers 4 feet from ground. | Degree of Atmospheric Humidity, Saturation being represented by 100. | Rain in inches, read at 9 a.m., Collected on the ground. Sum. | Number of days on which Rain fell in appreciable quantity. Sum. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean of Daily Values. | Mean of Highest Temperatures. | Mean of Lowest Temperatures. | Mean Daily Range of Temr. | ||||
| Weekending Mar. 5th | 46.3° | 61.7° | 42.1° | 9.5° | 84 | 1.30 | 3 |
| „ 12th | 39.0° | 44.6° | 35.1° | 9.5° | 82 | 0°16 | 3 |
| ,, „ 19th | 41.7° | 49°6° | 36.1° | 13°4° | 84 | 0°30 | 2 |
| „ 26th | 39.3° | 46.6° | 34.6° | 12.0° | 80 | 0.37 | 5 |
| „ April 2nd | 37.8° | 47.0° | 31.4° | 15.6° | 78 | o.oo | 0 |
| Means. | 40.8° | 47.9° | 35.8° | 12.0° | 81 | Sum. 2.13 | Sum. 13 |
The highest day temperature, observed on April 2nd was 60.0°
The lowest night temperature, observed on March 14th was 25.75°.
EDWARD BALLARD, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Vestry Offices,
April 12th, 1870.