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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 1871
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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Up to the present date we have a list of 1,278 houses infected. Of
these, the houses and their contents have been disinfected in 1,212
instances, leaving 66 yet to be dealt with.
METEOROLOGY OF JUNE.
| Thermometers 4 feet from ground. | Degree of Atmospheric Humidity, Saturation being represented by 100. | Rain in inches read at 9 A.M., Collected on the ground. Sum. | Number of days on which Rain fell in appreciable quantity. Sum. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean of Daily Values. | Mean of Highest Temperatures. | Mean of Lowest Temperatures. | Mean Daily Range of Temp. | ||||
| Week ending June 3rd | 55.7° | 70.1° | 46.0° | 24.2° | 70 | 0.00 | 0 |
| „ „ 10th | 51.6° | 63.4° | 43.9° | 19.5° | 68 | 0.30 | 3 |
| „ „ 17th | 59.2° | 71.9° | 52.9° | 19.0° | 85 | 1.49 | 5 |
| „ „ 24th | 58.2° | 68.3° | 52.3° | 16.1° | 74 | 1.73 | 5 |
| „ „ July 1st | 57.1° | 69.4° | 48.0 | 21.3° | 67 | 0.05 | 2 |
| Means. | 56.3° | 68.6° | 48.6° | 20.0° | 72 | Sum. 3.57 | Sum. 15 |
The highest day temperature, observed on May 30th, was 78.50
The lowest night temperature, observed on June 4th and 15th, was 39.5°
Thunderstorms on June 17th, 19th,and 20th.
EDWARD BALLARD, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
Vestry Offices,
July 10th, 1871.