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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 1877
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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Hence the mean temperature of the whole year was slightly
below the average; that of the winter and autumn quarters
being above, and that of the spring and summer quarters being
below the average.
I have the honour to remain,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
j. w. gkiffith, m.d.,
Member of the Royal College of Physicians.
September, 1878.
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The sanitary works in the Surveyor's Department must not b forgotten.
| 1877. | Temperature, Average. | Difference from average of 106 years. | Dew-point. | Humidity (Saturation = 100.) | Height of Barometer. | Rain in inches. | Difference from average of 62 years. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 49.4 | + 0.8 | 42.8 | 79 | 29.72 | 26.9 | + 1.6 |
| Winter Quarter | 42.3 | + 3.6 | 37.3 | 82 | 29.66 | 8.3 | + 3.3 |
| (Jan., Feb., Mar.) | |||||||
| Spring Quarter | 51.9 | —0.4 | 43.3 | 73 | 29.71 | 5.3 | —0.5 |
| (April, May, June) | |||||||
| Summer Quarter | 58.5 | — 1.2 | 50.4 | 75 | 29.78 | 6.4 | —1.0 |
| (July. Aug., Sept.) | |||||||
| Autumn Quarter | 45.0 | + 1.5 | 40.1 | 84 | 29.74 | 6.9 | —0.2 |
| (Oct., Nov., Dec.) |