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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 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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Table R.—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS.—Highest and Lowest Records.
| No. of Hours of Registered Bright Sunshine in London. | Humidity of Atmosphere. | Reading of the Barometer (in inches). | Horizontal movement of Air (miles per hour). | Temperature (Fahrenheit). | Ozone. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Qr. | Highest | 12th wk. 11.3 | 2nd week 97 | 2nd wk. 30.45 | 8th wk. 19.0 | March 10th 56°5 | 13th week 5.1 |
| Lowest | 2nd „ Nil. | 8th & 9th wk 76 | 13th „ 28.98 | 2nd „ 6.3 | Feb. 2nd 18°4 | 5th & 6th week 0.1 | |
| 2nd ,, | Highest | 8th ,, 62.3 | 4th & 12th „ 86 | 6th ,, 30.16 | 5th ,, 19.8 | June 3rd 87°6 | 5th week 8.5 |
| Lowest | 4th „ 80 | 8th week 68 | 3rd „ 29.53 | 6th „ 10.1 | April 7th 26°3 | 12th ,, 0.3 | |
| 3rd „ | Highest | 6th „ 47.5 | 13th ,, 90 | nth ,, 30.09 | 4th „ 13.7 | Aug. 10th 87°7 | 4th ,, 6.5 |
| Lowest | 3rd „ 11.8 | 6th ,, 75 | 3rd „ 29.53 | 13th ,, 7.4 | Sept. 12th 41°4 | 13th ,, 0.0 | |
| 4th „ | Highest | 1st „ 33.0 | 12th ,, 94 | nth ,, 30.14 | 9th „ 15.3 | Oct. 27th 68°4 | 6th ,, 5.0 |
| Lowest | 11th ,,38 | 2nd „ 79 | 9th „ 29.37 | nth „ 4.6 | Dec. nth 24°8 | 1st & 2nd week 0.0 | |
Mem.—In 1888 rain or melted snow fell upon 142 days, to an aggregate of 19 81 inches.
In 1887 „ „ 167 ,, „ 24.05 „
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