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have forwarded to the Council information of 1,247 houses
unfit for habitation. Closing orders were granted in
respect of 392 houses, and 349 were otherwise satisfactorily
dealt with. Closing orders were refused in 69 cases,
and 437 houses remain undealt with. Woolwich heads the
list with 183 houses, Wandsworth follows with 162, St.
George-in-the-East next with 120, Limehouse and Whitechapel
next with 100 each, and St. Giles next with the list
above.
Meteorology of the Tear.
The remarks of the meteorology of the year are furnished
from the reports made to the Registrar-General by Mr. James
Glaisher, F.R.S., from the Royal Observatory, Greenwich,
and various other stations.
First Quarter.
Temperature.—The mean temperature of the air was 37° .6.
Barometer.—The mean reading of the barometer was
29'962 inches.
Rainfall.—The amount of rain measured was 3.75 inches.
Sunshine.—The amount of bright sunshine recorded was
190 hours, or 21.0 per cent of the total number of hours the
sun was above the horizon.
Weather.—January was dry and very cold, with frequent
fog and snow; atmospheric pressure was above its average
until the middle of the month. The fall of rain was a little
below its average, and vegetation was backward.
February.—The weather was fine and dry, but with
frequent fog; the temperature was generally below the
average.
March.—At the beginning was warm, but the remainder
was cold and stormy, with frequent snow.