Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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March.—The weather was cold, fine and dry. The mean daily
temperature was generally below the average. The rainfall was
small and below its average.
April.—The weather was generally fine and bright, with very little
rain. The mean daily temperature of the air was generally some
what above the average. The fall of rain was somewhat below
its average.
May.—The weather was generally fine, but dull, with very little sunshine.
The mean daily temperature of the air was generally
below its average. The rainfall was below its average.
June.—The weather was generally dull and wet. The mean daily
temperature of the air was generally below its average, but the
10th, 11th, and 12th were exceptionally hot. The rainfall was
above its average.
July.—The weather was fine, bright and warm, with a remarkably hot
period extending from the 10th to the 27th. The mean daily
temperature of the air was above the average. The fall of rain
was small and below its average.
August.—The weather was for the most part dull and wet. The mean
daily temperature was generally below the average. The fall of
rain was above its average.
September.—The weather was generally fine, bright and warm. The
mean daily temperature was generally above its average. The
rainfall was small and somewhat below its average.
October.—The weather was generally dull and mild, with frequent rain
towards the end of the month. The mean daily temperature of
the air was generally above its average. The fall of rain was
somewhat below its average.
November.—The weather was mild and dull, with frequent rain. The
mean daily temperature of the air was above its average. The
fall of rain was a little above its average.
December.—The weather was very mild, dull and wet. The mean
daily temperature of the air was above its average. The fall of
rain was above its average.