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ANNUAL REPORT
upon the
PUBLIC HEALTH & SANITARY CONDITION
of the
UNITED PARISHES
of
St. Margaret and St. John, Mestminster.
For the Year 1896,
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 of the British
Institute of Public Health.
To the Members of the United Vestry.
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 1896.
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY.
First quarter.
The mean reading of the barometer was 29.989 inches; the
mean temperature of the air 42.2. The amount of rain
measured during the quarter was 3.99 inches, and the amount
of bright sunshine recorded was 119.5 hours.
In January the weather was generally mild and dull, with
very little sunshine; in February it was changeable, but for
the most part dry, dull and mild; in March it was mild, dull
and wet, with a prevalence of west wind.