[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster].

  • St. Margaret & St. John, Westminster (London, England). Parish. Vestry.
Date:
1899
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    ANNUAL REPORT upon the public health & sanitary condition of the UNITED PARISHES of St. Margaret and St. Jhon, Mestminster, For the Year 1898, By JOHN NORTON, M.D., D.P.H., Medical Officer of Health, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England; Fellow of the Incorporated Society of Medical Officers of Health; Fellow of the Royal Institute of Public Health. To the Members of the United Vestry. My Lords and Gentlemen, I have the honour to place before you my Annual Report on the health, sanitary condition, and vital statistics of the United Parishes, for the year 1898. METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY. First Quarter. The mean reading of the barometer was 29.875 inches; the mean temperature of the air 41.5°. The amount of rain measured during the quarter was 3.24 inches, and the amount of bright sunshine recorded was 156.9 hours. In January the weather was generally dry, mild and dull ; in February it was still mild and dull, but with frequent rain. In March, with the exception of a few warm days in the middle of the month, it was cold. March was the coldest and January the warmest month in the quarter. Second Quarter. The mean reading of the barometer was 29.740 inches; the mean temperature of the air was 52.4°; the rainfall was 5.32