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36 hours. This was nearly one-fifteenth less atmospherio
pressure than when the barometer stands at 30.0 inches, and
yet no one, not looking at the barometer, would have been
aware by his personal experience that the pressure had been
reduced at all. The lowest barometric readings previously
recorded at Greenwich are as follows:—On March 6, 1783,
28cvghc22 inohes; on December 17th, 1809, 28'20 inches; on
December 25th, 1820, 27 89 inches; on January 13th, 1843,
28.096 inches. The mean temperature was below the average
for the month, having been 36.5 deg., or minus 2.3 deg. The
highest temperature recorded was 55.0 deg., and the lowest
20.6 deg., giving a range of 34.4 deg. The rainfall was as
large as 3.52 inches, which fell on 24 days.
I remain, Gentlemen,
Yours obediently,
JOHN W. TRIPE, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health for the Hackney District.
April 6th, 1887.
Received, and ordered to be printed
and circulated in the usual manner,
GEO. A. HASLER, Chairman.
April 27th, 1887.