London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fulham 1897
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1897
This page requires JavaScript
76
77
| Week Ending | Mean Temperature | Highest Temperature | Lowest Temperature | Mean Temperature of the earth, 3 feet below surface | 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 Zymotic Diseases excluding Diarrhæa | Deaths from Diarrhœa | Deaths from Violence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 10 | 61.5 | 78.4 | 44.0 | 61.9 | 29.8 | 00.2 | 52.5 | E. & N.E. | 29 | 6 | 5 | ... | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| .. 17 | 65.5 | 82.1 | 50.8 | 63.1 | 29.9 | 0.00 | 78.0 | E. & N.E. | 39 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| , 24 | 66.9 | 84.7 | 52.1 | 64.7 | 29.7 | 0.25 | 49.7 | Variable | 48 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 5 |
| „ 31 | 64.6 | 82.3 | 53.6 | 64.6 | 29.9 | 0.47 | 58.9 | Variable | 55 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | ... |
| Aug. 7 | 68.1 | 89.5 | 53.7 | 65.4 | 29.8 | 0.08 | 72.2 | Variable | 65 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 1 |
| „ 14 | 63.6 | 79.5 | 50.2 | 65.6 | 29.7 | 0.74 | 56.0 | W. & S.W. | 63 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 1 |
| „ 21 | 62.0 | 76.0 | 52.5 | 64.3 | 29.6 | 0.47 | 45.3 | S.W. | 45 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| „ 28 | 59.6 | 71.1 | 51.0 | 62.7 | 29.6 | 0.68 | 3.0 | W.S.W. | 51 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| Sept. 4 | 56.8 | 72.0 | 41.9 | 61.5 | 29.6 | 1.22 | 44.8 | S.W. | 38 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| „ 11 | 54.2 | 67.0 | 41.0 | 59.4 | 29.9 | 0.68 | 24.1 | S.W. & N.E. | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| „ 18 | 54.6 | 67.9 | 40.9 | 58.5 | 30.0 | 0.38 | 23.9 | N.E. & N.W. | 47 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Sept. 25 | 55.4 | 69.1 | 38.2 | 57.5 | 29.7 | 0.12 | 31.2 | S.W. | 26 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ... | 2 |
| Oct. 2 | 56.5 | 71.0 | 46.4 | 58.0 | 29.9 | 1.21 | 10.8 | Variable | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| „ 9 | 48.4 | 60.1 | 33.0 | 56.6 | 30.1 | 0.16 | 31.2 | Variable | 38 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | ... | 2 |
| „ 16 | 51.9 | 66.2 | 37.3 | 54.4 | 29.7 | 0.07 | 21.1 | W. & S. | 42 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | ... | 1 |
| „ 23 | 53.7 | 67.2 | 41.6 | 55.0 | 30.1 | 0.11 | 22.4 | S.W. & N.E. | 29 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| „ 30 | 49.8 | 65.0 | 39.2 | 53.8 | 30.0 | 0.13 | 30.6 | E. & S.E. | 30 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 8 | ... | ... |
| Nov. 6 | 45.7 | 57.7 | 39.8 | 52.5 | 30.1 | 0.00 | 19.1 | E. & N.E. | 43 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | ... | 2 |
| „ 13 | 48.0 | 58.8 | 32.1 | 51.4 | 29.9 | 0.18 | 3.7 | E.S.E.& S.S.W. | 40 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| „ 20 | 47.5 | 59.0 | 35.8 | 51.3 | 30.0 | 0.34 | 11.1 | S.W. | 41 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | ... | 3 |
| „ 27 | 43.4 | 52.5 | 28.9 | 50.1 | 30.2 | 0.38 | 7.9 | Variable | 54 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 8 | ... | 1 |
| Dec. 4 | 39.0 | 52.1 | 25.2 | 48.3 | 29.6 | 0.15 | 14.3 | W.S.W. & N. | 44 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 6 | ... | 1 |
| „ 11 | 41.7 | 54.1 | 34.8 | 46.1 | 29.5 | 0.86 | 9.1 | W.S.W. | 60 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| „ 18 | 46.2 | 55.7 | 32.2 | 45.8 | 29.7 | 0.63 | 13.5 | S.W. | 62 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 7 | ... | 1 |
| „ 25 | 35.8 | 44.9 | 23.3 | 45.8 | 30.3 | 0.02 | 12.9 | E.S.E. | 35 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan. 2 | 45.1 | 52.7 | 24.3 | 44.1 | 29.5 | 0.66 | 5.0 | s.s.w. | 68 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 22 | ... | 3 |