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City of Westminster 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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From the accompanying Table (compiled from the Meteorological
Office Reports) it will be seen that the first two and the last three
months of the year and the month of June had a rainfall above the
average, while the other months, especially April, July and August,
were particularly dry. As nearly the whole of the rain in June fell on
the 29th, that month may also be reckoned as a dry one throughout its
greater part.
As nearly the whole of the rain in June fell on the 29th, that month may also be reckoned as a dry one throughout its greater part.
| RAINFALL. | TEMPERATURE. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906. | Amount. Inch. | Percentage of average. | Number of days on which rain fell. | Mean. | Difference from Average. | |
| January | 4.02 | 213 | 18 | 42.4 | + 3.2 | |
| February | 1 .89 | 117 | 20 | 39.5 | .0.9 | |
| March | 1 .08 | 67 | 13 | 42.4 | .0 5 | |
| April | .51 | 30 | 11 | 47.2 | .0'7 | |
| May | 1.09 | 63 | 8 | 53.8 | + 0.4 | |
| June | 2.89 | 138 | 9 | 59.1 | .0.8 | |
| July | .61 | 24 | 8 | 63.9 | 0 0 | |
| August | .87 | 37 | 7 | 65.4 | + 3.0 | |
| September | 1.75 | 76 | 8 | 60.1 | + 2.2 | |
| October | 3.15 | 111 | 14 | 54.7 | + 5'5 | |
| November | 4.20 | 171 | 15 | 47.1 | 4.3.3 | |
| December | 2.21 | 104 | 18 | 38.2 | .1 .5 | |
| Year | 24.27 | 96 | 149 | |||
The temperature of the year was above the average. The mildness
of the winter, 1905.6, came to an end in February, and the spring was
colder than usual as well as dry. There was, however, much bright sunshine
recorded then and during the rest of the year. The temperature
maintained a moderate level until the end of August and beginning of
September, when there suddenly occurred five days of great heat, the
thermometer at the Victoria Street meteorological station recording a
maximum of 91.3 degrees on September 2nd, and in the northern parts
of the City it was about three degrees higher. Until December the
temperature was several degrees above the average.
A comparison of the above table with the charts and tables showing
the infectious diseases notified and with the records of deaths, especially
of those from diarrhoeal diseases, will be found of interest.
I have the honour to be,
My Lords and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
FRANCIS J. ALLAN,
Medical Officer of Health.
26th February, 1907.