Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1898
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Winter Jan., Feb., March. Spring April, May, June. Summer July, Aug., Sept. Autumn Oct., Nov., Dec. | Temperature of | Elastic Force of Vapour. | Weightof Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air. | Degree ofHumidity. | Reading ofBarometer. | Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air. | Rain. | Reading of Thermometer on Grass. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Air. | Evaporation. | Dew Point. | Air— Daily Range. | Number of Nights it was | Lowest Reading at Night. | Highest Reading at Night. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mean. | Diff. from Average of 126 Years. | Diff. from Average of 56 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 56 Years. | Mean.i | Diff. from Average of 56 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 56 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 56 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 56 Years. | Mean (Sat = 100) | Diff. from Average of 56 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 56 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from A\eraee of 56 Years. | Amount. | Diff. from Average of 82 Years. | At or below 30°. | Between 30° and 40°. | Above 40°. | |||
1897. | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | in. | in. | grs. | gr. | ins. | in. | grs. | grs. | Sums. | Sums. | o | o | |||||
ins. | ins. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
YEAR | 50•3 | + 1·6 | +1·0 | 47·0 | +0·6 | 43·6 | +0·1 | 14·6 | -1·3 | ·292 | -·001 | 3·3 | -0·1 | 79 | -3 | 29·801 | +·026 | 541 | -1 | 22·13 | -2·83 | 45 | 144 | 176 | 21·0 | 58·4 |
Winter Qr. | 41·1 | +2·3 | + 1·4 | 39·1 | +1·3 | 36·6 | + 1·4 | 9·'7 | -2·1 | ·218 | +·012 | 2·5 | +0·1 | 85 | +1 | 29·718 | -·057 | 550 | -3 | 7·35 | +2·43 | 25 | 47 | 18 | 23·3 | 46·0 |
Spring do. | 53·1 | +0·7 | +0·2 | 48·9 | -0·2 | 44·5 | -0·8 | 18·2 | -1·8 | ·302 | -·005 | 34 | 0•0 | 73 | -4 | 29·777 | -·009 | 538 | -1 | 4·80 | -0·82 | 3 | 41 | 47 | 26·2 | 58·4 |
Summer do. | 60·9 | +1·1 | +0·7 | 55·9 | -0·4 | 51·7 | -1·3 | 18·7 | -0·9 | ·385 | -·018 | 4·3 | -0·3 | 72 | -5 | 29·779 | -·013 | 529 | -1 | 6·29 | -1·01 | 0 | 5 | 87 | 34·8 | 56·5 |
Autumn do. | 46·0 | +2·4 | +1·7 | 44·0 | +1·6 | 41·6 | +1·2 | 11·6 | -0·2 | ·265 | +·•009 | 3·0 | -0·1 | 85 | -5 | 29·930 | +·'181 | 548 | 1·2 | 3·69 | -3·43 | 17 | 51 | 24 | 21·0 | 51·7 |
In this table + and respectively signify that the number in the preceding column is above or below the average to the amount of the quantities to which these signs are affixed.