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Marylebone 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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A REPORT
of the
METEOROLOGY, MORTALITY, AND SICKNESS
of
ST. MARYLEBONE
FOR THE YEAR 1902.
By A. Wynter Blyth.
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY.
march quarter.
January of 1902 was a moist month, deficient in sunshine,
but with little fog or frost and no snow.
The minimum temperature was 24.00; maximum, 55.0°
mean 38.8°. The number of rainy days was 11, during which
1.38 inch of rain was recorded.
February had more of a wintry character than January;
some snow and rain fell on 5 days, but the falls were slight,
the rainfall only measuring .40 inch. The temperature
fell down to 20° with a maximum of 49.8° and a mean of 35.50.
There was a fair amount of sunshine. The winds were mostly
E. and N.E.
The first week of March was wet, rain falling daily, and
the rainfall measuring 0.85 inch. The remainder of the month
was dry, with overcast skies. The minimum temperature
was 30.0° ; maximum, 60.0°; mean 44.8°.