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Marylebone 1906

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

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SANITARY CHRONICLES
BOROUGH OF ST. MARYLEBONE
DURING NOVEMBER, 1906,
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,. XXVIl. 3, Upper Gloucester Place, W., Dec. 7th, I906. No. 10.
The week ending November 10th was gloomy, mild and wet. Minimum
temperature, 38.2°; maximum, 53.0°; mean, 48.0°. Rain fell on fire days,
giving a fall equal to 2.41 inch. On one day there was a little fog.
The sunshine registered was about 19% of the possible. Winds N.E. Mean
barometer, 29.6 inches.
The week ending November 17th was overcast and there was a
little fog. Minimum temperature, 30.2°; maximum, 55.0°; mean, 45.1
On three days rain fell giving a total fall of 0.75 inch. Winds N.N.E and
S. W. Sunshine, scarcely 7%. Mean barometer, 30.0 inches.
The week ending November 24th was similar in weather to the
preceding. Minimum temperature 30.0°; maximum, 60.0°; mean, 47.5°.
On four days rain fell to the total amount of 0.53 inch. On two of the
mornings there were slight fogs. The sunshine was equal to 8.6%. Winds
S.W. Mean barometer 29.7 inches.
The week ending December 1st. was mild and overcast. Minimum
temperature, 37.0°; maximum, 56.0°; mean, 48.0°. On two days rain
fell to the amount of 0.8 inch. There were about five hours of sunshine
recorded. The winds were W.S.W. Mean barometer, 300 inches.
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