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St Pancras 1921

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: Table No. 6.— Meteorological Table for Saint Pancras , 1921. ( Extracted from the Monthly Returns of the Meteorological Office.)

Table No. 6.— Meteorological Table for Saint Pancras , 1921. ( Extracted from the Monthly Returns of the Meteorological Office.)

January.February.March.April.May.June.July.August.September.October.November.December.
Barometer—
Mean pressure at 32° Fahr. at station level29.58730.18929.94930.00629.87230.06629.95529.8330.02730.07229.68929.665
Air temperature— Mean of—
Maximum A50.947.655.661.469.273.882.273.971.667.544.950.0
Minimum b41.134.939.039.946.451.457.955.051.547.734.238.7
Mean of A and B46.041.247.350.757.862.670.164.461.657.639.544.3
Difference from average+7.2+1.2+4.4+2.3+2.7+ 1.6+5.8+ 1.2+3.0+6.9.4.8+3.8
Humidity—Morning898879746865597175868487
Earth temperature at 4 ft. depth46.044.744.546.950.756.261.662.660.457.350.746.6
Bright sunshine—Total observed (daily mean) Hrs.1.101.964.266.977.717.108.555.445.494.181.641.36
Per cent. of total possible132036514943533744391917
Difference from average Hrs.————————————
Rain and other forms of precipitation— Number of days204131012539681015
Total fall Ins.2.480.181.191.291.030.370.131.652.500.632.011.13
Difference from average+0.63-1.46-0.67-0.24-0.75-1.65-2.28-0.55+0.67-2.01-0.35-1.26

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The.readings for pressure (Bar. 100 ft. above M.S.L. : hours of observations 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., local time), humidity and bright sunshine are taken at
Enfield. The other readings are taken at Camden Square. The averages used are obtained from observations extending over 35 years for rainfall,
temperature and sunshine.