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ANNUAL REPORT
upon the
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITARY CONDITION
of the united parishes of
St. Margaret & John, Mestminster,
FOR THE YEAR 1894,
By JOHN NORTON, M.D., D.P.H.,
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England; Fellow of the
Incorporated Society of Medical Officers of Health ; Fellow and Member of the
Council of the British Institute of Public Health.
To the Members of the United Vettry.
My Lords and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to place before you my Annual Report
on the health, sanitary condition, and vital statistics of the United
Parishes, for the year 1894.
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY.
First Quarter.
The mean reading of the barometer was 29'795 inches; the
mean temperature of the air 41°.4. The amount of rain
measured during the quarter was 5.40 inches, and the amount
of bright sunshine recorded was 237.6 hours.
The first eight days of January were extremely cold, the remainder
of the month was generally mild, rain being frequent.
With the exception of the period from the 13th to the 23rd,
the weather in February was generally fine and warm, the fall
of rain being slightly above the average.
In the first fortnight of March there was frequent rain, but
during the rest of the month the weather was remarkably bright
and genial.
Second Quarter.
The mean reading of the barometer was 29.769 inches; the
mean temperature of the air was 53°.3; the rainfall was 5.00
inches, and the amount of bright sunshine recorded during the
quarter was 386.7 hours.