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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Holborn 1902
Report for the year 1902 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Date. | Name. | Address. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2 | O. Milordini | 1, Little Bath Street | Selling milk from which 18.0 per cent, of fat had been abstracted. | Defendant convicted and fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs. |
| „ 2 | Antonio Perella | 13, Eyre Street Hill | Selling milk from which 32.6 per cent. of its fat had been abstracted. | Defendant convicted and ordered to pay 12s. 6d. costs. |
TABLE VIII.
| 1902. months. | Mean Heading of the Barometer. | Temperature of the Air. | Rain. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Day. | Lowest by Night. | Range in Month. | Mean of all Highest. | Mean of all Lowest. | Mean Daily Range. | Mean for the Month. | Departure from Average of 131 Years, 1771—1901. | Number of Days it Fell. | Amount Collected. | ||
| January | in. 29.985 | 52˚.7 | 24˚.7 | 28˚.0 | 45˚.7 | 37˚.2 | 8˚.5 | 41˚.8 | + 5˚.0 | 9 | in. 0.64 |
| February | 29.691 | 541 | 14.3 | 39.8 | 40.2 | 30.6 | 9.6 | 35.2 | —3.6 | 13 | 0.79 |
| March | 29.683 | 60.5 | 26.6 | 33.9 | 51.9 | 37.4 | 14.5 | 44.4 | + 3.3 | 15 | 1.36 |
| April | 29.775 | 68.2 | 30.9 | 37.3 | 55.6 | 38.9 | 16.7 | 46.9 | + 0.7 | 7 | 0.42 |
| May | 29.794 | 71.0 | 29.8 | 41.2 | 57.3 | 41.2 | 16.1 | 48.4 | —4.2 | 22 | 3.33 |
| June | 29.743 | 80.7 | 41.1 | 39.6 | 66.9 | 49.6 | 17.3 | 57.6 | —0.8 | 15 | 3.10 |
| July | 29.853 | 86.1 | 42.4 | 43.7 | 71.7 | 51.6 | 20.1 | 61.7 | —0.1 | 12 | 1.09 |
| August | 29.753 | 79.0 | 42.8 | 36.2 | 69.5 | 51.7 | 17.8 | 00.6 | —0-4 | 19 | 2.93 |
| September | 29.891 | 75.1 | 30.8 | 38.3 | 65.6 | 47.5 | 18.1 | 56.6 | 0.0 | 8 | 1.65 |
| October | 29.808 | 67.1 | 32.6 | 34.5 | 55.9 | 43.7 | 12.2 | 49.8 | + 0.3 | 14 | 1.24 |
| November | 29.710 | 57.9 | 27.2 | 30.7 | 49.5 | 39.8 | 9.7 | 44.7 | + 2.1 | 12 | 1.29 |
| December | 29.881 | 56.7 | 24.5 | 32.2 | 44.9 | 37.5 | 7.4 | 41.2 | + 2.1 | 13 | 1.50 |
| Year | 29.797 | 86.l | 14.3 | 71.8 | 56.2 | 42.2 | 14.0 | 49.2 | + 0.5 | 159 sum. | 19.34 sum. |