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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Clerkenwell 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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Sanitary Improvements. During the year, 550 feet of
12-inch pipe-sewer have been laid down; and 144 feet of 9-inch
pipe-sewer; 6 sewers have been repaired, and 22 cleansed; 4 new
gullies have been constructed, 13 trapped, 10 repaired, and 310
cleansed; 50 house drains have been laid down; 63 houses have
been drained; 38 cesspools have been destroyed, and water
closets substituted for them; 182 loads of soil have been removed
from the sewers and gullies; and 1 new urinal has been constructed
in Penton Street.
The subjoined Table exhibits the meteorology of the year:—
| 1866 | Temperature, mean | Difference from mean of 95 years. | Dew Point | Humidity (Saturation= 100) | Height of Barometer | ! Rain, in inches | Difference from average of 51 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 49.8 | + 1.3 | 44.2 | 82 | 29.71 | 30.5 | + 40 |
| Winter Quarter (Jan., Feb., Mar.) | 41.2 | + 2.7 | 36.4 | 84 | 29.58 | 9.3 | + 4.5 |
| Spring Quarter (April, May, June) | 53.0 | + 0.8 | 45.3 | 76 | 29.77 | 7.9 | + 0.7 |
| Summer Quarter (July, Aug., Sept.) | 58.9 | -0.6 | 526 | 80 | 29.66 | 7.9 | + 0.5 |
| Autumn Quarter (Oct., Nov., Dec.) | 46.2 | + 2.4 | 424 | 87 | 29.83 | 5.4 | -1.7 |
Hence the temperature of the year was slightly above the
average; that of the spring, autumn, and winter quarters being
above, while that of the summer quarter was below the average.
The rain-fall was somewhat considerably above the average.
I have the honor to remain,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
J. W. GRIFFITH, M.D.
Member of the Royal College of Physicians.
July 29th, 1867.