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, 1897
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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. | Weight of Vapourin 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 125 Years. | Diff. from Average of 55 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 55 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 55 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 55 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 55 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average| of 55 Years. | Mean (Satn. = 100). | Diff. from Average of 55 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 55 Years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 55 Years. | Amount. | Diff. from Average of 81 Years. | At or below 30°. | Between 30° and 40°. | Above 40°. | |||
| 1896. | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | in. | in. | grs. | gr. | ins. | in. | grs. | grs. | Sums. | o | o | ||||||
| ins. | ins. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| YEAR | 50.1 | +1.6 | +0.9 | 46.8 | +0.4 | 43.5 | -0.1 | 14.7 | -1.2 | .291 | -.002 | 3.3 | -0.l | 79 | -3 | 29.847 | +.073 | 542 | 0 | 22.42 | -2-56 | 53 | 141 | 172 | 17.4 | 58.7 |
| Winter Qr. | 42.2 | +3.4 | +2.5 | 40.2 | +2.4 | 37.9 | +2.8 | 10.6 | -1.2 | .228 | +.022 | 2.7 | +0.3 | 86 | +2 | 29.989 | +.218 | 554 | +1 | 3.99 | -0-93 | 30 | 50 | 11 | 17.4 | 48.0 |
| Spring do. | 55.6 | +3.3 | +2.7 | 50.5 | + 1.4 | 45.8 | +0.4 | 19.9 | -0.2 | .313 | +.007 | 3.5 | +0.1 | 69 | -8 | 29.929 | +.147 | 538 | 0 | 2.77 | -2-89 | 3 | 36 | 52 | 27.2 | 57.5 |
| Summer do. | 60.4 | +0.7 | +0.2 | 55.8 | -0.5 | 52.0 | -1.7 | 18.1 | -1.8 | .388 | -.016 | 4.3 | -0.2 | 74 | -3 | 29.761 | -.032 | 529 | -1 | 8.67 | +1*39 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 38.2 | 58.7 |
| Autumn do. | 42.4 | -1.2 | -1.9 | 40.7 | -1.8 | 38.5 | -2.0 | 10.3 | -1.5 | .235 | -.022 | 2.7 | -0.4 | 87 | -3 | 29.709 | -.040 | 548 | +1 | 6.99 | -0.13 | 20 | 54 | 18 | 24.0 | 53.0 |
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||