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 1909
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1909
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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 CO. | Deaths from Respiratory Diseases. | Deaths from Phthisis. | Deaths from Zymotic Diseases, excluding Diarrhœa. | Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 10 | 46.9 | 69.0 | 30.1 | 43.3 | 30.1 | 0.00 | 83.7 | .ENE. | 41 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | - | |||
| ,, 17 | 51.5 | 71.3 | 35.2 | 45.1 | 29.6 | 0.22 | 42.2 | SW. | 39 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| ,, 24 | 53.2 | 68.7 | 34.4 | 47.4 | 29.7 | 0.72 | 53.4 | SW. | 34 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| May 1 | 48.6 | 68.1 | 35.1 | 48.6 | 29.7 | 0.77 | 64.0 | SW. &NW. | 44 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | - | |||
| ,, 8 | 50.6 | 64.0 | 34.5 | 48.6 | 30.1 | 0.00 | 92.4 | E. | 35 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |||
| ,, 15 | 48.5 | 73.9 | 36.2 | 50.1 | 29.9 | 0.11 | 62.7 | NE. & SW. | 27 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | |||
| ,, 22 | 54.9 | 84.0 | 33.1 | 50.3 | 29.9 | 0.13 | 75.9 | ENE. &SW. | 32 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||
| ,, 29 | 57.5 | 81.2 | 46.1 | 53.2 | 29.7 | 0.95 | 55.9 | SW. | 39 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||
| June 5 | 54.2 | 76.0 | 45.2 | 54.4 | 29.7 | 0.94 | 31.2 | SW. & NE. | 33 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | - | |||
| ,, 12 | 50.2 | 68.0 | 38.3 | 53.7 | 29.8 | 0.79 | 25.4 | NE. & W. | 37 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | |||
| ,, 19 | 56.3 | 74 .3 | 45.1 | 53.9 | 30.1 | 0.05 | 37.4 | NE. & W. | 39 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||
| ,, 26 | 55.8 | 73.0 | 48.3 | 56.1 | 29.5 | 1.45 | 30.1 | SW. &NW. | 39 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |||
| July 3 | 55.9 | 75.6 | 44.6 | 55.8 | 29.9 | 0.44 | 37.0 | SW. & N. | 39 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Week Ending | Mean Temperature. | H ighest 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 CO. | Deaths from Respiratory Diseases. | Deaths from Phthisis. | Deaths from Zymotic Diseases, excluding Diarrhœa. | Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 10 | 58 5 | 74.0 | 46.1 | 57.2 | 29.6 | 0.99 | 31.2 | SW. & NW. | 35 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||
| ,, 17 | 60.0 | 76.5 | 49.6 | 57.6 | 29.8 | 0.71 | 25.2 | NW. & SW. | 37 | 11 | 6 | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| ,, 24 | 61.9 | 77.7 | 48.8 | 59.4 | 29.8 | 0.15 | 63.0 | SW. | 26 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | ||
| ,, 31 | 59.9 | 76.0 | 47.3 | 59.5 | 29.6 | 1.31 | 34.4 | SW. | 29 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| August 7 | 60.8 | 79.9 | 46.9 | 59.7 | 30.0 | 0.26 | 54.4 | Variable | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| ,, 14 | 66.9 | 86.2 | 52.0 | 61.2 | 30.0 | 0.00 | 51.5 | Variable | 38 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
| ,, 21 | 63.3 | 85.7 | 52.6 | 62.8 | 29.6 | 0.82 | 40.2 | Variable | 33 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
| ,, 28 | 58.1 | 72.1 | 45.2 | 61.5 | 29.7 | 0.70 | 30.2 | SW.& NW. | 45 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | ||
| Septem. 4 | 54.5 | 71.7 | 37.1 | 60.2 | 29.8 | 0.30 | 41.7 | SW.& NW. | 46 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | ||
| ,, 11 | 54.5 | 71.0 | 40.6 | 58.7 | 29.7 | 0.32 | 35.0 | SW. & N. | 35 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| ,, 18 | 55.3 | 69.0 | 44.3 | 57.9 | 29.9 | 0.58 | 20.9 | NE. | 28 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||
| ,, 25 | 56.3 | 68.6 | 40.6 | 57.6 | 29.9 | 0.57 | 27.7 | Variable | 36 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | — | 6 | ||
| October 2 | 53.1 | 66.0 | 43.1 | 57.1 | 29.8 | 0.72 | 6.0 | Variable | 33 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||