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Marylebone 1902

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

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THE
SANITARY CHRONICLES
of THE
BOROUGH OF ST. MARYLEBONE
DURING JANUARY, 1902.
BY ALEXANDER WYNTER BLYTH.
Medical Officer of Health, and Analyst of Food and Drugs
for the Borough of St. Marylebone.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE COUNCIL.
Vol. XXII. Town Hall, St. Marylebone, February 8th, 1902. No. 1.
The week ending December 28th, 1901, was overcast and sunless, with
some fog. Minimum temperature, 26.0°; maximum, 45.5°; mean, 36.5°.
On two days rain tell 0.61 inch. Winds, S.E. Mean barometer, 29.9 inches.
The week ending January 4th, 1902, was wet; on five days rain falling
to the total amount of 0.68 inch. Minimum temperature, 41.0°; maximum,
55.0°; mean, 45.3°. The winds were W. & W.S.W. Sunshine was deficient
35 hours being registered out of a possible 54.9. Mean barometer, 29.6
inches.
The week ending January 11th was overcast, and on three days slight
rain fell (0.07 inch). Minimum temperature, 39.2°; maximum, 52.5°;
mean, 44.5°. Winds, S.W. & E.S.E. Sunshine, 4.7 hours out of a possible
56.2. Mean barometer, 30.2 inches.
The week ending January 18th was rainless and cool. Minimum
temperature, 24.0°; maximum, 48.5°: mean, 39.0. Winds, N.E. & N.W.
Sunshine, 3.8 hours. Barometer, 30.3 inches.
The week ending January 25th was also cool. On one day slight rain
fell 0.02 inch. Minimum temperature, 29.9°; maximum, 52.0°; mean, 29.1°.
Winds, W.S.W. Sunshine, 5.8 hours out of a possible 58.2. Mean barometer,
29.9 inches.