[Report 1904] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans Urban Sanitary District.

St. Albans (England). Urban Sanitary District.

Date:: 1904

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Credit: [Report 1904] / Medical Officer of Health, St Albans Urban Sanitary District. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR THE St. Albans Urban Sanitary District For the Year 1904. TO THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ST. ALBAN. Gentlemen,— I liave the honour to present to you niv Annual Report for the Year 1904. The mean temperature for the year was 49.8° , which is considerably above the average of recent years. The winter was mild, the spring warm, the summer very warm, and the autumn somewhat cold. The warmest months were July and August, and the coldest was February. The highest temperature reached was 87° on August 4th, and the lowest 20.5° on November 24th. The rain¬ fall for the year was 20.1 inches, which is slightly under the average. The hottest months were June and July, though there was also a good deal of rain in January, February, and December, and the driest months were April, March, and October, though Sep¬ tember and November were also rather dry. The heaviest rainfall on any one day was on July 25th, when 1.7 inches of rain were registered.