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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

Paddington 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Borough of ]

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Table: The sum of the observations for the year are as follow:

The sum of the observations for the year are as follow:

Year, 1896.NorthEastSouthWest
Camden Square1783843107
Greenwich996585117

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More rain was measured at Camden Square
(23.53-in.) than at Greenwich (22.42-in.). In one
important particular information for comparison is
wanting, viz., the amount of bright sunshine. It
was noticed during the year that very little bright
sunshine was reported from Greenwich on certain
days, when the weather in the Parish was particularly
bright.
Comparing 1896 with previous years, it appears
that the temperature was slightly (0.9°) above the
average for 55 years (49.2°), and that the mean daily
range was a little (1.2°) below the average (15.9°).
Other things being equal a moderate and equable
temperature with only slight daily variations is
conducive to the preservation of life, especially at
the extremes of age. The total rainfall of the year