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
Fulham 1893
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1893
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| Week ending. | Mean Temperature. | Highest Temperature. | Lowest Temperature. | Mean height of Barometer. | Rainfall—in inches. | Sunshine—in hours. | Prevailing Wind. | Total Deaths. | Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths over 60. | Deaths from Respiratory Diseases. | Deaths from Phthisis. Deaths from | ZymoticDiseases excluding Diarrhoea. | Deaths from Diarrhoea. | Deaths from Influenza, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apl. 1st | 49.3 | 70.8 | 29.1 | 29.8 | 0.00 | 63.6 | N.E.&S.W | 44 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 | - | - |
| ,, 8th | 48.4 | 66.6 | 35.1 | 30.1 | 0.00 | 54.6 | E. & N.E. | 37 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | - | 1 |
| „ 15th | 45.3 | 66.6 | 30.2 | 30.1 | 0.00 | 44.6 | N.E. & E. | 38 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| „ 22nd | 55.4 | 80.0 | 37.4 | 29.9 | 0.10 | 48.3 | E. | 45 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 7 | ... | 1 |
| „ 29th | 56. | 77.3 | 41.2 | 29.8 | 0.02 | 65.9 | N.E. & E. | 37 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| May 6th | 55. | 77.0 | 40.4 | 30.0 | 0.01 | 68.5 | Variable | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | • • • | • • • |
| „ 13th | 57.8 | 80.4 | 38.3 | 30.0 | 0.00 | 77.1 | N.E. | 32 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | • • • |
| „ 20th | 59.3 | 79.0 | 47.3 | 29.5 | 0.37 | 72.1 | ENE & SSW | 34 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| „ 29th | 58.7 | 75.9 | 46.4 | 26.8 | 0.02 | 34.0 | S.W.& N.W | 36 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| June 3rd | 55.7 | 75.4 | 37.3 | 29.8 | 0.14 | 31.9 | N. | 42 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | • • • |
| „ 10th | 60.7 | 76.8 | 46.6 | 30.1 | 0.19 | 46.2 | N.E. & E. | 40 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ... |
| „ 17th | 65.9 | 88.8 | 49.2 | 29.9 | 0.00 | 67.3 | N.E. | 38 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ... |
| „ 24th | 61.6 | 91.0 | 48.2 | 29.6 | 0.39 | 34.4 | N.E.&S.W | 37 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | ... |
| July 1st | 62.3 | 81.8 | 47.8 | 29.7 | 0.25 | 38.6 | S.S.W.&E. | 45 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | • • • |
| „ 8th | 68.6 | 89.9 | 52.7 | 29.7 | 0.38 | 56.0 | E.N.E. | 35 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| July 15th | 60.5 | 76.6 | 47.1 | 29.6 | 1.64 | 21.0 | Variable | 49 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | • • • |
| „ 22nd | 61.8 | 76.4 | 51.5 | 29.6 | 0.51 | ||||||||||
| 23.3 | S.W. | 47 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | 15 | • • • | |||||||||||||
| „ 29th | 62.4 | ||||||||||||||
| 77.9 | 47.5 | 29.8 | 0.50 | 25.7 | s.w. | ||||||||||
| 36 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | • • • | ||||||||
| Aug. 5th | 60.2 | 72.7 | 56.8 | 29.6 | 0.92 | 24.7 | NWW & SW | 37 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | • • • |
| „ 12th | 67.8 | 83.7 | 58.6 | 29.9 | |||||||||||
| 0.18 | 47.7 | S.W. | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | ... | 6 | • • • | |||||||||
| ,, 19th | 73.6 | 95.1 | 57.2 | 29.8 | 0.00 | 64.0 | S.W. | ||||||||
| 31 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | • • • | ||||||||
| „ 26th | 63.0 | 82.0 | 47.5 | 29.8 | 0.34 | 42.7 | S.W. | ||||||||
| 38 | 14 | 5 | ... | 2 | 3 | 5 | • • • | ||||||||
| Sept. 2nd | 59.4 | 76.0 | 43.2 | 29.9 | 0.25 | 17.2 | NNWNNE | 31 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | • • • |
| 61.4 | 82.8 | 45.7 | 29.7 | 0.27 | 45.2 | ||||||||||
| Variable | 34 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | |||||||
| „ 16th | 58.1 | 77.9 | 39.4 | 29.9 | 0.24 | ||||||||||
| 42.9 | N.E. & S.W | ||||||||||||||
| ,, 23rd | 53.8 | 67.9 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | • • • | |||||
| 39.3 | 29.4 | 0.12 | l8.2 | S.W. | |||||||||||
| 34 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | • • • | ||||||||
| .. 30th | 54.2 | 68.1 | 37.5 | 29.5 | 0.53 | 21.0 | S.W. | ||||||||
| 37 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | • • • | ||||||||
| Oct. 7th | 52.7 | 65.8 | 43.8 | 29.2 | 0.60 | 42.4 | S.W. & s. | 27 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| „ 14th | 52.6 | 65.0 | 38.4 | ||||||||||||
| 29.7 | 2.20 | 23. | S.W. | ||||||||||||
| 31 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | • • • | ||||||||
| „ 21st | 55.0 | 66.7 | 38.9 | 30.0 | 1.04 | 17.1 | S.W. | ||||||||
| 39 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | • • • | ||||||||
| „ 28th | 49.3 | 57.9 | 38.4 | ||||||||||||
| 29.9 | 0.30 | 11.0 | S.W. | ||||||||||||
| 22 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | • • •. | • • • | ||||||||
| Nov. 4th | 44.9 | 60.0 | 27.4 | 29.7 | 0.32 | 13.1 | S.W. | 35 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | • • • |
| ,, 11th | 40.3 | 49.3 | 32.2 | ||||||||||||
| 30.0 | 0.02 | 10.9 | N.E. | 38 | 15 | 9 | |||||||||
| 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... |
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