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Marylebone 1906

[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, 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. XXVI. 3, Upper Gloucester Place, W., February 9th, 1906. No. 1
The week ending January 6th was wet; minimum temperature, 27.6°;
maximum, 51.0°; mean, 42.0°. The winds were variable. Bain fell on five
days, the total fall measuring 1.06 inch. Sunshine deficient only 2%. Mean
barometer, 29.6 inches.
The week ending January 13th was also wet. Minimum temperature,
38.0°; maximum, 51.0°; mean, 44.3°. The winds were westerly. On six
days rain fell, the fall measuring l.34 inch. There was more sunshine than
in the preceding week, the registered amount being equal to 22.2%. Mean
barometer, 29.5 inches.
The week ending January 20th was finer. Minimum temperature,
30.5°; maximum, 49.8°; mean, 42.5°. On four days rain fell giving a total
fall of 0.78 inch. The winds were W.S.W. and W.X.W. Sunshine, 22.2%.
Mean barometer, 29 9 inches.
The week ending January 27th was fairly dry. Minimum temperature,
27.5°: maximum, 52.2°; mean, 41.5°. On one day only rain fell (.09 inch).
Winds N.W. and W. Sunshine low only, 8.9%. Mean barometer, 30.1
inches.
The week ending February 3rd was fairly fine. Minimum temperature,
35.0°; maximum, 50.5°; mean, 43.6°. On three days slight rain fell,
measuring 0.08 inch. Winds W. and W.S.W. Sunshine, 12.2%. Mean
barometer, 30.0 inches.