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St Pancras 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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St. Pancras, London.
FORTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
BEING THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1898.
TO THE VESTRY OF ST. PANCRAS.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies, and Gentlemen,
I—INTRODUCTION.
I have the honour to present to you the Forty-third Annual Report
upon the vital and sanitary condition of the Borough of St. Pancras.
The map that appears as frontispiece shows the Registration Sub-Districts
of St. Pancras, and the statistics of population, births, and deaths, relating
to the Sub-Districts, refer to the areas shown upon this map.
As in previous years, this Report commences with a summary of the principal Meteorological data of the past year, set out below.
| Meteorology of London, 1898. Periods. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Year 1898. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Inches | 29.875 | 29.740 | 29.903 | 29.748 | 29.816 | |
| Departure from Average | + .100 | —.045 | + .111 | —.004 | + .040 | |
| Mean Degree | 41.5 | 52.4 | 62.7 | 48.5 | 51.3 | |
| Departure from Average | +1.8 | —0.5 | +2.5 | +4.2 | +2.0 | |
| Mean Degree | 10.5 | 16.8 | 21.2 | 10.3 | 14.7 | |
| Departure from Average | —1.3 | —3.2 | + 1.5 | —1.4 | —1.4 | |
| Mean (Saturation—100) | 81 | 75 | 70 | 85 | 78 | |
| Departure from Average | —3 | —1 | —7 | —4 | —4 | |
| Amount in inches | 3.24 | 5.32 | 2.51 | 7.78 | 18.85 | |
| Departure from Average | —1.71 | —0.29 | —4.77 | +0.70 | —6 07 | |