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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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There were only four days altogether in which any rain-fall was
measured here, and the total amount in the five weeks was only 079
inches. The mean temperature of each week, except the last, has also
been above the average.
METEOROLOGY OF JUNE.
| 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 Temp. | ||||
| Week ending June 4th | 59.1° | 71.6° | 50.9° | 20.7° | 69 | 0.07 | 1 |
| ,, 11th | 59.8° | 74.40 | 49.5° | 25.0° | 60 | o.oo | 0 |
| „ 18th | 64.3° | 77.9° | 55.6° | 22.3° | 65 | 0.42 | 1 |
| „ 25th | 64.8° | 78.3° | 55.5° | 2i.7° | 61 | 0.23 | 1 |
| „ July 2nd | ,59.1° | 71.1° | 50.7° | 20.4° | 66 | 0.07 | 1 |
| Means. | 61.4° | 74.6° | 52.4° | 22.2° | 64 | Sum. 0.79 | Sum. 4 |
The highest day temperature, observed on June 22nd was 90.3°.
The lowest night temperature, observed on June 6th was 43.5°.
A thunderstorm on 16th, when 0.42 inches of rain fell.
EDWARD BALLARD, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Vestry Offices,
July 9th, 1870.