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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
St Mary (Islington) 1890
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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METEOROLOGY OF
| Mean Temperature of Month, º Fah. | No. of Days on which Rain Fell. | Total Rain during Month. | |
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July and December were the two exceptional months of the year.
In July rain fell on 23 days. During this month, a thunder storm of
exceptional severity occurred (yielding a total of 2 inches of rain in a
very short time), and which, so far as its effects are concerned, is not
likely to be forgotten.
December was one of the coldest months on record, a minimum
of 16º Fahrenheit having been reached. Continuous dense fogs
occurred on the coldest days.