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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
St Pancras 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No 5.—Meteorological Table for Saint Pancras, 1933. (
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | Deoember. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barometer— | ||||||||||||
| Mean Pressure at 32° F. at station level (Bar. 112 ft. above M.S.L.) | 30.159 | 29.988 | 29.967 | 30.141 | 29.982 | 29.887 | 30.066 | 30.075 | 30.063 | 29.929 | 29.944 | 30.183 |
| Air Temperature— Mean of— | ||||||||||||
| A. Maximum | 41.6 | 46.5 | 55.7 | 59.5 | 66.2 | 72.7 | 77.6 | 78.5 | 71.7 | 58.4 | 47.6 | 38.6 |
| B. Minimum | 34.0 | 36.0 | 39.1 | 42.8 | 48.5 | 53.1 | 58.9 | 57.7 | 54.4 | 46.5 | 40.0 | 31.7 |
| Mean of A and B | 37.8 | 41.3 | 47.4 | 51.1 | 57.3 | 62.9 | 68.3 | 68.1 | 63.1 | 52.5 | 43.8 | 35.1 |
| Difference from Average | —1.0 | +1.3 | +4.5 | +2.7 | +2.2 | + 1.9 | +4.0 | +4.9 | +4.5 | + 1.8 | —0.5 | —5.4 |
| Humidity—Morning | 90.8 | 84.9 | 79.8 | 70.7 | 69.5 | 64.1 | 67.9 | 68.3 | 78.3 | 85.0 | 88.1 | 84.6 |
| Earth Temperature at 4 ft. depth | 45.3 | 43.0 | 43.4 | 46.1 | 50.1 | 55.3 | 58.8 | 61.3 | 60.3 | 56.8 | 51.4 | 46.1 |
| Bright Sunshine— | ||||||||||||
| Total Observed (daily mean) Hrs | 0.78 | 2.16 | 5.09 | 4.68 | 5.12 | 8.27 | 7.34 | 7.85 | 6.06 | 2.87 | 1.17 | 0.58 |
| Per cent. of total possible | 9 | 22 | 43 | 34 | 33 | 50 | 46 | 54 | 48 | 27 | 13 | 7 |
| Difference from average Hrs. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rain and other forms of precipitation— | ||||||||||||
| Number of Days | 14 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 7 |
| Total Fall Ins. | 1.34 | 1.46 | 2.27 | 0.83 | 1.69 | 1.85 | 0.92 | 0.58 | 301 | 1.58 | 0.88 | 0.36 |
| Difference from average ,, | -0.51 | —0.20 | +0.43 | —0.71 | —0.08 | —016 | —1.50 | —161 | +1.22 | —1.06 | —1.50 | —2.05 |
Hour of observation, 9 a.m. (Greenwich time). The readings for Bright Sunshine are those taken at Regent's Park—no readings being recorded at
Camden Square.