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STMARY 3
THE
SANITARY CHRONICLES
of the
PARISH OF ST. MARYLEBONE
DURING JANUARY, 1896.
BY ALEXANDER WYNTER BLYTH,
Medical Officer of Health, and Analyst of Food and Drugs, for the
Parish of St. Marylebone.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE VESTRY.
Vol. XVI. Coubt House, St. Maiiylebone, Feb. 10th, 1896. No. 1.
The week ending December 28th was mild, moist, and sunless. The
maximum temperature was 460.3: minimum, 250.5; mean, 350.0. On five
days rain fell, the total rainfall amounting to (0.75 inch). The winds were
E.S.E. There were some foggy mornings. The mean barometer was 29.7
inches.
The week ending January 4th was foggy and mild. The maximum
temperature was 540.8; minimum, 380.l; mean,420.0. On three days rain
fell, (0.36 inch). No sunshine was registered. Mean barometer 29.9 inches.
The week ending January 11th, sunless and "overcast, was somewhat
mild. The maximum tempexature was 430.5 ; the minimum, 320.2 ; the mean,
370.0. A little rain fell on one day (0.06 inch). The winds were N.E. and
N.N.E. Mean barometer 30.5 inches.
The week ending January 18th was mild and rainy. The maximum
temperature was 510.5; minimum, 360.0 : mean, 430.1. On five days rain
fell (0.27 inch). Winds W. and N.W. Two hours of bright sunshine were
registered during the week. Mean barometer 29.8 inches.
The week ending January 25th was generally mild, with a few frosty
mornings. The maximum temperature was 500.0; the minimum, 300.0 ; mean,
400.8. Rain fell on one day only, to the extent of 0.15 inch. There were
recorded in Regents Park during the week 4.5 hoars of bright sunshine. The
winds were variable. Mean barometer 30.2 inches.
The five weeks were almost without precedent in the uniformity of the
temperature and the general mildness. The coldest day in all the five weeks
was no cooler than may occasionally be experienced in early summer or in
the autumn.