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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 1867
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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???ms, etc.; besides £20,000 worth of damage to person and property
ch was the horrifying and pitiable devastation caused by that one
rrel of gunpowder."
The meteorology of the year was as follows:—
| 1867. | Temperature, mean. | Difference from mean of 96 years. | Dew Point. | Humidity ( Saturation=100.) | Height of Barometer. | Rain, in Inches. | Difference from average ef 52 years. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.6 | +0.2 | 43 | 82 | 29.79 | 28.4 | +0.8 | |
| Winter Quarter (Jan., Feb., March) | 38.9 | +0.4 | 34.1 | 83 | 29.67 | 6.3 | +1.5 |
| Spring Quarter (April, May, June) | 53.5 | +1.3 | 46.1 | 76 | 29.76 | 6.3 | +0.5 |
| Summer Quarter (July, Aug., Sept.) | 59.7 | +0.1 | 52.9 | 79 | 29.82 | 11.3 | +3.9 |
| Lutumn Quarter (Oct., Nov., Dec.) | 42.5 | 390 | 88 | 29.91 | 4.5 | —2.6 |
Hence all the quarters of the year were warmer than the average,
cept that of the autumn.
I have the honor to remain,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
October, 1868. J. W. GRIFFITH, M.D.