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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 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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year; of these 96 were Holborn Guardians cases; and 198 were
brought from the dwellings of parishioners; including 15 cases of
Zymotic diseases. 118 were inquest cases, upon which 54 post
mortems were made.
The Meteorology of the year was as follows:—
| 1892. | TEMPERATURE. AVERAGE. | DIFFERENCE FROM AVERAGE OF 121 YEARS. | HUMIDITY (sATURATION=100.) | HEIGHT OF BAROMETER, | RAIN IN INCHES. | DIFFERENCE FROM AVERAGE OF 77 YEARS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 48 | —0.5 | 80 | 297 | 22.5 | —2.81 |
| Winter Quarter (Jan., Feb., March) | 37.5 | —1.3 | 81 | 29.7 | 3.1 | —1.79 |
| Spring Quarter (April, May, June) | 53.4 | ÷1.1 | 70 | 29.8 | 5.3 | -0.43 |
| Summer Quarter (July, Aug., Sept.) | 59.2 | -0.5 | 78 | 29.8 | 6.5 | —0.74 |
| Autumn Quarter (Oct., Nov., Dec.) | 42.3 | -1.3 | 89 | 29.7 | 7.2 | ÷0.15 |