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 1909
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TABLE C.
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. | |
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January 9 | 40.7 | 47.4 | 32.5 | 44.3 | 30.2 | 0.13 | 8.1 | SW. & NW. | 44 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | — | |
,, 16 | 42.2 | 50.4 | 34.1 | 44.0 | 29.4 | 0.49 | 22.7 | W. | 44 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
,, 23 | 38.7 | 49.7 | 29.0 | 43.7 | 30.1 | 0.12 | 10.9 | SW. & NE. | 53 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
,, 30 | 31.8 | 45.5 | 20.8 | 41.8 | 30.1 | 0.02 | 18.9 | ENE. | 48 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
February 6 | 42.7 | 56.1 | 29.2 | 41.2 | 29.8 | 0.04 | 7.7 | NW. & W. | 63 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
,, 13 | 34.8 | 44.1 | 26.1 | 41.8 | 29.8 | 0.29 | 21.1 | NE. | 47 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
,, 20 | 37.4 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 40.6 | 30.1 | 0.01 | 36.3 | NW. & SE. | 51 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |
,, 27 | 33.4 | 52.1 | 19.4 | 39.7 | 30.2 | 0.08 | 22.4 | NE. | 63 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 4 | — | |
March 6 | 30.1 | 41.7 | 13.6 | 38.8 | 29.3 | 1.23 | 16.2 | Variable | 58 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 8 | — | |
,, 13 | 36.5 | 49.2 | 30.2 | 38.5 | 29.5 | 0.46 | 17.0 | Variable | 74 | 12 | 28 | 32 | 4 | 5 | — | |
,, 20 | 38.8 | 57.0 | 23.1 | 38.9 | 29.2 | 0.41 | 17.7 | N. & S. | 60 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
,, 27 | 44.8 | 54.0 | 32.1 | 41.3 | 29.4 | 0.51 | 20.7 | SW. | 44 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 7 | — | |
April 3 | 44.7 | 62.1 | 29.0 | 43.1 | 29.6 | 0.66 | 23.8 | Variable | 42 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 |