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Wandsworth 1885

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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Table: TABLE V.METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR LONDON, 1885.Deduced from Observations, at Greenwich, under the Superintendence of the Astronomer Royal, and compiled from Quarterly Tables, furnished to the Registrar-Generalby James Glaisher, Esq., F.R.S.

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TABLE V.

METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR LONDON, 1885.

Deduced from Observations, at Greenwich, under the Superintendence of the Astronomer Royal, and compiled from Quarterly Tables, furnished to the Registrar-General

by James Glaisher, Esq., F.R.S.

Winter Jan., Feb., March. Spring April, May,June. Summer July, Aug., Sept. Autumn Oct., Nov., Dec.	Temperature of									Elastic Force of Vapour.		Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air.		Degree of Humidity.		Reading of Barometer.		Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air.		Rain.		Reading of Thermometer on Grass.
	Air.			Evaporation.		Dew Point.		Air-Daily Range.		Elastic Force of Vapour.		Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air.		Degree of Humidity.		Reading of Barometer.		Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air.		Rain.		Number of Nights it was			Lowest_Reading at Night.	Highest. Heading at flight.
	Mean.	Diff. from Aveiage of 113 Years.	Diff. from Average i of 43 Years.	Mean.	Diff. from Average of 43 Years.	Mean.	Diff. from Average of 43 Years.	Mean.	Diff. from Average of 43 Years.	Mean.	Diff. from Average of 43 Years.	Mean.	Diff. from Average of 43 Years.	Mean (Satn—100).	Diff. from Average of 43 Yean.	Mean.	Diff. from Average of 43 Years.	Mean.	Diff. fiom Average of 13 Years.	1 Amount.	Diff. from Average of 70 Years.	At or below 30	Between 30° & 40°.	Above 40.	Lowest_Reading at Night.	Highest. Heading at flight.
1884.	0	0	0	o	o	0	0	0	0	in.	in.	grs.	gr.			in.	in.	grs.	grs	Sums.		Sums.			o	O
1884.	0	0	0	o	o	0	0	0	0	in.	in.	grs.	gr.			in.	in.	grs.	grs	in.	in.	Sums.			o	O
YEAR.	48.6	—0.1	—0.8	45.5	—0.8	42.6	—1.0	15.7	—O.l	.281	— .014	3.2	—0.2	81	—2	29.754	— .019	542	0	24.00	-1.28	100	165	100	169	57.8
First Quarter	40.3	+ 1.5	+ 0.3	38.3	+ 0.2	35.8	+0.3	11.7	-0.1	.211	+ .002	2.5	+0.1	83	—0	29.719	—.047	551	—2	5.26	+ 0.26	46	37	7	16.9	47.5
Second do	52.4	+ 0.1	—0.5	48.4	—0.7	44.4	—1.1	19.8	-0.1	.296	—.012	3.3	0.2	75	—3	29.700	—.082	537	—1	5.82	0.01	18	47	26	22.9	54.3
Third do	59.1	—0.6	—1.1	55.0	—1.4	61.3	—1.7	20.7	+ 1.0	.379	—.027	4.2	—0.3	76	—2	29.835	+ .043	532	+ 2	5.55	—1.80	3	31	58	22.3	57.8
Fourth do	42.3	—10	—1.7	411	—1.4	39.1	—1.6	10.6	—1.3	240	—.018	2.8	—0.3	87	—1	29.761	+ .012	549	+ 2	7.37	+ 0.25	33	50	9	18.8	44.1
In this Table, + and — respectively signify that the number in the preceding column are above or below the average to the extent of the quantities to which these signs are prefixed.

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Wandsworth 1885

Table: TABLE V.METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR LONDON, 1885.Deduced from Observations, at Greenwich, under the Superintendence of the Astronomer Royal, and compiled from Quarterly Tables, furnished to the Registrar-Generalby James Glaisher, Esq., F.R.S.