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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
Islington 1868
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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MONTHLY RESULTS OP METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS MADE AT COMPTON TERRACE.
| THERMOMETER. | Mean Atmospheric Humidity. Saturation = 100. | Rainfall in Inches. | Number of days on which Rain fell in appreciable quantity. | Periods embraced. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adopted Mean Temperature. | Mean of Highest Daily Readings. | Mean of Lowest Daily Readings. | Mean Daily Range. | |||||
| January | 36.2° | 39.6° | 32.3° | 7.3° | 91 | 3 36 | 18 | * 1867 1868 4 wks. Dec. 29—Jan. 25 1868 |
| February | 42.3° | 47.7° | 37 4° | 10.4° | 86 | 1.28 | 11 | 4 „ Jan. 26—Feb. 22 |
| March | 44.8° | 50.9° | 38.3° | 12.6° | 80 | 1.67 | 19 | 5 „ Feb. 23—Mar. 28 |
| April | 47.8° | 588° | 40.5° | 18.3° | 79 | 1.40 | 11 | 4 „ Mar.29—April 25 |
| May | 567° | 69.2° | 47.4° | 21.8° | 70 | 055 | 6 | 4 „ April 26—May 23 |
| June | 621° | 75.3° | 52.3° | 22.9° | 66 | 1.57 | 6 | 5 „ May 24—June 27 |
| July | 67.8° | 83.3° | 570° | 26.3° | 66 | 0.19 | 2 | 4 „ June 28—July 25 |
| August | 664° | 77.8° | 58.1° | 19.8° | 72 | 250 | 14 | 4 „ July 26—Aug. 22 |
| September. | 60.8° | 72.7° | 51.4° | 213° | 75 | 1.01 | 7 | 5 „ Aug. 23—Sept. 26 |
| October | 50.1° | 589° | 43.4° | 15.5° | 83 | 2.61 | 14 | 4 „ Sept. 27—Oct. 24 |
| November | 433° | 492° | 380° | 11.2° | 84 | 1.50 | 10 | 4 „ Oct. 25—Nov. 21 1869 |
| December. | 44.9° | 488° | 40.1° | 8.7° | 85 | 5.33 | 30 | 6 „ Nov. 22—Jan. 2 |
| Means of Year J | 51.9° | 61.0° | 44.7° | 16.3° | 78 | Sum 22.97 | Sum 148 | 1867 1869 Dec. 29th to Jan. 2nd |
Snow fell in the 1st, 2nd, 46th, and 53rd weeks of the year.
The only thunder storms were on April 27th, May 29th, July 11th, September
27th, and September 30th. Thunder was heard, or lightning seen, on June 21st,
July 12th, and 15th.
The highest temperature attained was 93.5° on July 22nd.
The lowest temperature reached was 23.0° on January 3rd.
• Instead of stating the Means of Observations for each Calendar Month, I have state them in periods
corresponding with those used in my Monthly Tables, which alone can serve any useful purpose for comparison
with the accompanying Sickness and Mortality.