Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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Meteorological Observations taken at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, during the year 1924.
Week ending 1924. | Temperature of the Air. | Departure from average mean air temperature for 65 years. | Average Temperature 4 feet below ground. | Number of days on which rain fell. | Rainfall in inches. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Highest during Week. | Lowest during Week. | Mean Temperature. | |||||
Jan. 5 | 49.3 | 25.9 | 38.7 | + 0.2 | 43.0 | 4 | 0.49 |
12 | 52.0 | 27.4 | 37.2 | - 0.7 | 42.3 | 4 | 0.56 |
19 | 51.4 | 32.4 | 43.0 | + 4.7 | 42.0 | 3 | 0.84 |
26 | 50.2 | 32.8 | 43.1 | + 4.2 | 42.6 | 6 | 1.35 |
Feb. 2 | 48.9 | 33.6 | 41.7 | + 21 | 42.7 | 1 | 0.01 |
9 | 50.5 | 37.1 | 43.8 | + 4.3 | 42.6 | 2 | 0.27 |
16 | 43.3 | 21.2 | 34.8 | — 4.3 | 42.6 | 3 | 0.03 |
23 | 42.1 | 24.7 | 34.9 | — 4.7 | 41.5 | 2 | 0.11 |
March 1 | 44.0 | 28.3 | 34.9 | — 5.4 | 40.9 | 4 | 0.24 |
8 | 50.6 | 25.1 | 37.5 | — 3.3 | 40.4 | 3 | 0.22 |
15 | 55.9 | 25.1 | 40.2 | -1.0 | 40.5 | - | - |
22 | 68.0 | 26.1 | 41.0 | — 1.0 | 40.6 | 1 | 0.01 |
29 | 58.9 | 32.7 | 43.5 | + 0.5 | 41.4 | 4 | 0.47 |
April 5 | 53.6 | 45.0 | 38.9 | - 6.7 | 41.8 | 2 | 0.03 |
12 | 59.8 | 27.6 | 40.6 | 5.4 | 41.9 | 4 | 0.76 |
19 | 67.0 | 31.1 | 47.1 | — 0.1 | 42.4 | 3 | 0.48 |
26 | 75.6 | 40.6 | 53.1 | + 4.5 | 44.0 | 3 | 0.40 |
May 3 | 64.6 | 42.1 | 50.6 | + 1.4 | 45.6 | 7 | 1.54 |
10 | 63.5 | 36.1 | 48.6 | -2.1 | 46.8 | 3 | 0.34 |
17 | 76.3 | 38.7 | 56.5 | + 3.9 | 47.8 | 3 | 0.46 |
24 | 79.3 | 47.0 | 59.2 | + 4.9 | 49.9 | 6 | 0.72 |
31 | 75.1 | 42.8 | 58.8 | + 2.6 | 51.3 | 3 | 0.63 |
June 7 | 74.7 | 41.6 | 55.7 | — 2.4 | 52.5 | 6 | 1.78 |
14 | 67.5 | 44.7 | 55.7 | — 2.6 | 53.5 | 6 | 0.60 |
21 | 76.9 | 43.0 | 61.8 | + 2.4 | 54.2 | 2 | 0.32 |
28 | 81.7 | 47.2 | 63.9 | + 2.7 | 55.2 | 1 | 0.06 |