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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 1872
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE XV.
MONTHLY RESULTS OF METEROLOGICAL 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 | 41.0° | 45.4° | 36.3° | 9.0 | 87 | 3.49 | 21 | 1871. 1872. 4 wks. Dec. 31—Jan. 27 1872. |
| February | 44.9° | 50.4° | 40.3° | 10.0 | 88 | 0.85 | 14 | 4 „ Jan. 28—Feb. 24 |
| March | 44.3° | 52.3° | 38.1° | 14.1 | 84 | 2.56 | 19 | 5 „ Feb. 25—Mar. 30 |
| April | 48.9° | 59.3° | 41.5° | 17.8 | 69 | 1.15 | 15 | 4 „ Mar. 31—Apr. 27 |
| May | 50.4° | 61.1° | 42.9° | 18.2 | 69 | 2.25 | 17 | 4 „ Apr. 28—May 25 |
| June | 59.8° | 71.3° | 51.8° | 19.5 | 66 | 2.20 | 16 | 5 „ May 26—June 29 |
| July | 65.7° | 79.3° | 56.7° | 22.6 | 68 | 3.20 | 15 | 4 „ June 30—July 27 |
| August | 62.4° | 74.70 | 54.3° | 20.4 | 72 | 1.85 | 10 | 4 „ July 28—Aug. 24 |
| September. | 58.7° | 68.0° | 51.6° | 16.4 | 72 | 2.08 | 14 | 5 „ Aug. 25—Sep. 28 |
| October | 47.8° | 55.8° | 41.7° | 14.1 | 85 | 4.17 | 19 | 4 „ Sep. 29—Oct. 26 |
| November | 45.3° | 50.7° | 40.5° | 10.1 | 84 | 2.96 | 18 | 4 „ Oct. 27—Nov. 23 |
| December | 43.6° | 47.6° | 39.6° | 7.9 | 85 | 5.26 | 26 | 5 „ Nov. 24—Dec. 28 |
| Means of Year, | 51.0° | 59.6° | 44.6° | 15.0 | Sum. 32.02 | Sum. 204 | 1871. 1872. Dec. 31 to Dec. 28 | |
The highest temperature in the shade attained was 92.5° on July 25th.
The lowest temperature reached was 27.8° on March 22nd and 25th.
Snow fell in the 12th, 13th, 16th, and 45th weeks of the year.
Thunder storms occurred on May 7th and 9th, June 24th, July 11th, 12th, 13th,
22nd, 23rd, and 25th, August 2nd, and 7th, September 3rd and 29th, and October 3rd.
Instead of stating the Means of Observations for each Calendar Month, I have stated them in periods
corresponding with those used in my monthly Tables, which alone can serve any useful purpose for
comparison with the coincident Mortality.