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Marylebone 1905

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

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THE
SANITARY CHRONILES
OF THE
BOROUGH OF ST. MARYLEBONE
DURING AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 1905,
Containing1 a Quarterly Summary of the Mortality Statistics
for the Quarter ending- September 30th, 1905, and the Quarterly
Statement of Analytical Work done under the Sale of Food and
Drugs Act, &c.
Vol. XXV. 3, Upi'mi Gloucksthii Place, W., October 10th, 1905. No. 8
The week ending August 5th was line and fairly sunny. Minimum
temperature, 48*0° ; maximum, 75-6° ; mean, 64.5'. On two days rain fell,
the total fall measuring 0.6 linch. Winds W.S.W. Sunshine 38.6%.
Mean barometer, 29'7 inches.
The week ending August 121 h was also fine. Minimum temperature, 49"0°;
maximum, 75.0°; mean, 62.6°. Winds, S.W. Some rain fell on three days
giving a total fall of 0*33 inch. Sunshine 37%; mean barometer, 29'9 inches.
The week ending August 19th was practically rainless; on one day only
a slight shower fell, yielding 0.03 inch. Minimum temperature, 51.0°;
maximum, 73-7° ; mean, 66.1°. Winds, E.S.E. and S.S.W. Sunshine, 48%.
Mean barometer, 30 (1 inches.
The week ended Angus) 26th was unsettled. Minimum temperature,
49'5° : maximum, 72 0°; mean, 63.3°. On five days more or less rain fell
giving a total rainfall of 0 37 inch. Winds S.S.E. and S.W. Sunshine,
41.2%. Mean barometer, 29"6 inches.
The week ending September 2nd was overcast and unsettled. Minimum
temperature, 43.0° ; maximum, (54'0° ; mean, 58'1°. On three days thunderstorms
occurred, the rainfall lieing T94 inch. Winds variable. Sunshine,
15.5%. Mean barometer, 29'4 inches.
The week ending September 9tli was of moderate temperature, the
minimum being 52'5° ; maximum, 74'0°; mean, 57'4. On three days slight
showers gave a total rainfall of only .03 inch. Winds south-westerly.
.Sunshine, 28'3%. Mean barometer, 29.6 inches.
The week ending September 16th was brighter than the preceding.
Minimum temperature, 44'0° ; maximum, 67'0° ; mean, 57"8°. On three
days rain fell, 012 inch. Winds N.E. and W.S.W. Sunshine, 42.7% Mean
barometer, 30 inches.