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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Meteorological Table for Saint Pancras, 1934. (Deduced from observations at Camden Square, N.W. 1.)
| January. | February. | Maroh. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barometer— | ||||||||||||
| Mean Pressure at 32° F. at station level (Bar. 112 ft. above M.S.L.) | 30.147 | 30.448 | 29.722 | 29.766 | 30.108 | 30.061 | 30.035 | 29.905 | 30.070 | 29.985 | 30.040 | 29.623 |
| Air Temperature-Mean of— | ||||||||||||
| A. Maximum | 44.8 | 44.5 | 49.3 | 56.8 | 65.5 | 72.2 | 78.6 | 71.8 | 70.7 | 59.0 | 48.3 | 50.9 |
| B. Minimum | 35.4 | 32.8 | 36.6 | 42.3 | 46.9 | 531 | 57.9 | 54.7 | 53.5 | 47.8 | 40.6 | 45.2 |
| Mean of A and B | 40.1 | 38.7 | 42.9 | 49.5 | 56.2 | 62.7 | 68.3 | 63.3 | 62.1 | 53.4 | 44.5 | 48.1 |
| Difference from Average | 0.0 | —1.8 | -0.8 | +1.2 | —0.1 | +2.0 | +4.0 | +0.1 | +3.3 | +1.7 | +0.8 | +7.0 |
| Humidity—Morning | 87.6 | 88.6 | 83.8 | 79.0 | 67.3 | 67.6 | 64.7 | 75.0 | 77.4 | 83.5 | 91.4 | 90.2 |
| Earth Temperature at 4 ft. depth | 43.8 | 42.1 | 42.1 | 44.7 | 49.4 | 55.0 | 60.0 | 60.8 | 59.1 | 56.4 | 51.3 | 49.6 |
| Bright Sunshine— | ||||||||||||
| Total Observed (daily mean) Hrs. | 0.87 | 2.21 | 2.83 | 3.44 | 6.42 | 6.52 | 8.62 | 5.94 | 5.82 | 2.54 | 0.95 | 0.23 |
| Per cent, of total possible | 10 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 54 | 41 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 3 |
| Difference from average Hrs. | —0.10 | +0.60 | +0.19 | —0.70 | +0.22 | +0.06 | +2.03 | +0.14 | +1.85 | —0.01 | —0.28 | —0.50 |
| Rain and other forms of precipitation. Number of Days | 18 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 23 |
| Total Fall Ins. | 1.35 | 0.20 | 1.96 | 2.24 | 0.46 | 1.13 | 0.91 | 1.94 | 2.78 | 1.09 | 1.85 | 4.80 |
| Difference from average ,, | —0.51 | —1.46 | +0.12 | +0.71 | —1.30 | —0.87 | —1.46 | —0.28 | +0.98 | —1.54 | —0.51 | +2.40 |
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.