London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Fulham 1908
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908
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| Week Ending | Mean Temperature. | Highest Temperature. | Lowest Temperature. | Mean Temperature of the earth 3 ft. below the surface. | Mean height of the 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, excluding Diarrhœa. | Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4 | 45.8 | 60.3 | 36.2 | 43.3 | 29.7 | 0.42 | 33.4 | SW. & NW. | 45 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| „ 11 | 43.3 | 58.1 | 28.4 | 43.9 | 29.9 | 0.31 | 39.4 | NNE. | 48 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | — |
| „ 18 | 44.3 | 59.1 | 34.7 | 44.5 | 30.0 | 0.01 | 47.3 | NE. | 39 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | — |
| „ 25 | 38.5 | 55.2 | 30.5 | 44.5 | 29.5 | 0.98 | 20.9 | Variable | 55 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| May 2 | 51.0 | 75.5 | 32.4 | 44.5 | 29.8 | 0.75 | 31.5 | Variable | 61 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| „ 9 | 53.2 | 64.1 | 43.6 | 47.9 | 29.6 | 0.31 | 24.4 | SW. | 39 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| „ 16 | 52.1 | 65.0 | 39.6 | 49.9 | 23.7 | 0.53 | 36.3 | SW. | 38 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| „ 23 | 57.5 | 77.0 | 42.0 | 51.9 | 30.0 | 0.04 | 66.8 | SW. & Variable | 28 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| „ 30 | 58.0 | 74.6 | 37.8 | 53.4 | 30.0 | 0.64 | 51.1 | SW. & NE. | 42 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — |
| June 6 | 62.8 | 81.5 | 45.8 | 56.2 | 29.8 | 1.49 | 64.6 | Variable | 43 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| „ 13 | 67.7 | 74 .8 | 41.7 | 57.3 | 29.9 | 0.03 | 41.9 | WSW. | 35 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| „ 20 | 57.6 | 72.0 | 43.3 | 58.0 | 29.7 | 0.55 | 60.3 | SW. & NE. | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| „ 27 | 59.0 | 78.6 | 43.6 | 58.5 | 30.1 | 0.00 | 69.6 | NE. | 31 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | l |