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Uncertified Deaths.
Two uncertified deaths are recorded during the Quarter; 1 in the
Whitechapel North sub-District, and 1 in Goodman's Fields subDistrict.
Meteorology of Greenwich.
The Returns of the Registrar-General show that the rain-fall in
the Metropolis during the Quarter has been 8.9 inches. One inch
deep of rain-fall on an acre weighs (allowing 10-lbs to a gallon, which
is the weight of a gallon of distilled water) nearly 101 tons. During
the corresponding Quarter of last year the rain-fall was 7.99 inches.
The average annual rain-fall at Greenwich in 63 years, was 25.4
inches. The mean temperature of the air was 59°7. In the corresponding
Quarter of last year it was 61°3. The hottest days during
the Quarter were Monday, the 18th July, Friday, the 15th July, and
Tuesday, the 5th July, when the thermometer indicated respectively
90°2, 97°1, and 92°8. The hottest day during the corresponding
Quarter of the previous year was on the 30th June, when the thermometer
indicated 87°2.
The highest mean temperature during any week in the Quarter
was in that which ended Saturday, 16th July. In the corresponding
Quarter of last year, the highest mean temperature in any week was in
that which ended September 4th, when it was 67°3.
The deaths from diphtheria in London during the Quarter were
137, 2 of which are recorded as having occurred in the Whitechapel
District.
The following Table, taken from the Returns of the RegistrarGeneral,
shows the comparative result of the Quarter :—