Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1902
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APPENDIX. TABLE A.
Week ending | Mean Temperature. | Highest Temperature. | Lowest Temperature. | Mean Temperature of the earth 3.ft. below surface. | Mean height of Barometer. | Rainfall in inches. | Sunshine in hours. | Prevailing Wind. | Total Deaths. | Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths over 60. | Deaths from Respiratory Diseases. | Deaths from Phthisis. | Deaths from Zymotic Diseases exclu ding Diarrhcea. | Deaths from Diarrhcea. |
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January 4 | 48.6 | 52.5 | 39.4 | 43.1 | 29.6 | 0.84 | 8.3 | s.s.w | 54 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 11 | — |
" 11 | 45.0 | 52.5 | 37.2 | 44.6 | 30.2 | 0.04 | 1.7 | s.w | 50 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
" 18 | 38.2 | 48.5 | 24.7 | 44.2 | 30.3 | 0.00 | 2.6 | N. & S.W | 46 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
" 25 | 43.3 | 51.7 | 27.4 | 43.5 | 29.8 | 0.11 | 9.8 | s.w | 42 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | — |
Feb. 1 | 36.3 | 47.1 | 29.2 | 42.8 | 29.9 | 0.20 | 7.3 | s.w.&w | 49 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
" 8 | 33.9 | 41.0 | 30.5 | 40.8 | 29.6 | 0.17 | 1.1 | N.N.E | 38 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
" 15 | 30.4 | 37.7 | 19.0 | 39.7 | 29.7 | 0.03 | 11.6 | S.W.&W | 64 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 7 | — |
" 22 | 33.8 | 50.2 | 14..3 | 38.2 | 29.9 | 0.15 | 15.8 | N.E.&S.E | 87 | 19 | 26 | 38 | 5 | 7 | — |
March 1 | 44.1 | 54.1 | 35.4 | 39.7 | 29.4 | 0.44 | 14.3 | S.E. & S.W | 73 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 9 | — |
" 8 | 41.2 | 53.6 | 26.6 | 39.2 | 29.8 | 0.07 | 8.3 | Variable | 68 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
" 15 | 46.2 | 56.9 | 34.3 | 42.5 | 29.8 | 0.57 | 19.4 | Variable | 60 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 15 | — |
" 22 | 46.5 | 60.0 | 34.5 | 43.5 | 29.6 | 0.30 | 25.3 | S.W | 61 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
" 29 | 44.3 | 59.0 | 31.3 | 43.1 | 29.5 | 0.41 | 22.6 | S.W. &N.W | 72 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 16 | — |