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
Whitechapel 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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Table N.—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS.
| Registered Bright Sunshine. | Degree of Humidity (saturation represented by 100). | Reading of Barmtr. ( in inches). | Horizontal movement of Air (miles per hour). | Mean Temperature (Fahrenheit). | Rainfall (in inches). | Rain or Snow (Number of days fall). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Quarter | 150.6 | 84.6 | 29.72 | 12.4 | 36°7 | 5.52 | 48 |
| Second | 513.8 | 76.5 | 29.78 | 11.4 | 53°0 | 5.71 | 34 |
| Third | 467.9 | 76.9 | 29.79 | 10.7 | 61°1 | 4.86 | 34 |
| Fourth | 95.7 | 88.0 | 29.63 | 122 | 44°2 | 8.00 | 46 |
| Totals | 1228.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.09 | 162 |