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
Lewisham 1863
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
| Week ending | Weight of Air. Barometer corrected. Mean inches. | Temperature of Air. Thermometer. | Prevailing winds. | Rainy days. | Amount of rain in inches. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest. | Lowest. | Mean of daily readings. | |||||
| Jan. 2 | 29.946 | 52.0 | 25.2 | 37.1 | Variable. | 1 | 0.07 |
| 9 | 30.110 | 38.7 | 14.3 | 26.7 | E. | 0 | 0.00 |
| 16 | 30.054 | 46.7 | 29.9 | 36.8 | S.E. | 3 | 0.17 |
| 23 | 29.876 | 53.2 | 32.5 | 44.5 | S.W. | 4 | 0.47 |
FEBRUARY.
| DISTRICTS. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | |
| Blackheath | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Lewisham | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Union Workhouse | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Sydenham | 26 | 20 | 46 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Penge | ||||||
| Total | 46 | 41 | 87 | 24 | 30 | 54 |