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 1898
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1898
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| Week Ending | Mean Temperature. | Highest Temperature. | Lowest Temperature. | Mean Temperature of the earth 3 feet below Fur face | 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 Diarrhœa. | Deaths from Diarrhœa. | Deaths from Violence. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 9 | 60.0 | 76.2 | 47.0 | 58.9 | 30.0 | 0.00 | 40.4 | W. & N. | 28 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .. |
| „ 16 | 61.9 | 82.0 | 46.5 | 59.0 | 30.0 | 0.02 | 52.0 | N. & W.S.W. | 40 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| „ 23 | 62.8 | 81.0 | 44.6 | 60.7 | 29.8 | 0.45 | 36.1 | Variable | 55 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| „ 30 | 61.0 | 79.0 | 49.3 | 61.5 | 29.9 | 0.72 | 25.6 | N.W. & N.E. | 42 | 23 | 6 | .. | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Aug. 6 | 63.8 | 79.4 | 47.4 | 61.1 | 29.8 | 0.06 | 58.4 | S.W. & w.s.w. | 55 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| 13 | 61.9 | 87.5 | 48.0 | 60.9 | 29.8 | 0.56 | 35.6 | N. & S.W. | 47 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | .. |
| „ 20 | 69.5 | 87.9 | 55.8 | 63.4 | 29.9 | 0.03 | 61.0 | S.W. & N.E. | 57 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| 27 | 65.4 | 90.0 | 50.0 | 64.8 | 29.9 | 0.14 | 45.1 | Variable | 54 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 1 |
| Sept. 3 | 61.1 | 82.9 | 44.0 | 63.3 | 29.9 | 0.08 | 60.7 | S.W. & N.W. | 71 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 2 |
| „ 10 | 70.4 | 92.1 | 56.1 | 63.7 | 29.9 | 0.00 | 59.7 | Variable | 64 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 4 |
| „ 17 | 66.4 | 89.9 | 48.6 | 64.6 | 29.9 | 0.02 | 56.8 | S.W. & S.E. | 46 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Sept. 24 | 57.2 | 74.6 | 40.0 | 63.5 | 29.9 | 0.12 | 33.8 | S.W. & N.E. | 49 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .. |
| Oct. 1 | 52.9 | 66.1 | 39.9 | 60.7 | 29.8 | 0.16 | 42.4 | Variable | 37 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| „ 8 | 56.1 | 69.2 | 37.9 | 58.9 | 30.0 | 0.02 | 18.3 | E.N.E. | 36 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| „ 15 | 49.5 | 60.5 | 42.0 | 57.6 | 29.6 | 0.42 | 12.5 | Variable | 43 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | .. | 1 |
| „ 22 | 55.3 | 64.8 | 47.0 | 56.1 | 29.2 | 1.42 | 10.9 | S.E. & S.W. | 36 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | 55.5 | 64.0 | 45.4 | 56.4 | 29.8 | 1.03 | 22.2 | S.W. & S.E. | 30 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | .. | 1 |
| Nov. 5 | 49.8 | 60.3 | 38.0 | 54.9 | 29.6 | 0.52 | 28.7 | S.W. | 41 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .. |
| 12 | 49.6 | 58.6 | 39.1 | 53.1 | 29.8 | 0.02 | 27.2 | S.E. & E. | 43 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| „ 19 | 48.0 | 55.8 | 35.6 | 52.5 | 30.0 | 0.02 | 10.7 | S.W. & N.E. | 36 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | 41.7 | 51.0 | 29.0 | 50.6 | 29.3 | 1.88 | 7.0 | N. & S.E. | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec. 3 | 44.1 | 54.5 | 30.0 | 48.1 | 29.5 | 0.26 | 5.6 | W. & s.w. | 40 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .. | 3 |
| „ 10 | 49.4 | 57.8 | 38.0 | 49.2 | 29.8 | 1.34 | 6.7 | S.W. | 36 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .. |
| „ 7 | 48.0 | 54.6 | 36.4 | 49.1 | 30.1 | 0.00 | 0.8 | s.w. | 28 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .. |
| „ 24 | 40.1 | 55.2 | 28.6 | 48.2 | 30.2 | 0.02 | 12.9 | Variable | 37 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | .. | 1 |
| „ 31 | 38.6 | 55.1 | 29.0 | 46.1 | 29.5 | 0.81 | 14.0 | S.W. | 34 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .. | 1 |