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 1899
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 30th, 1899
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| 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 Diarrhœa. | Deaths from Diarrhœa. | Deaths from Influenza. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 14 | 47.3 | 62.9 | 31.2 | 54.6 | 29.9 | 0.12 | 38.9 | Variable | 42 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | .. |
| 21 | 47.4 | 62.2 | 36.7 | 22.8 | 30.0 | 0.00 | 43.3 | E. | 37 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .. |
| „ 28 | 51.8 | 63.6 | 37.3 | 52.1 | 29.9 | 1.30 | 7.8 | S.W. | 43 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | .. | .. |
| Nov. 4 | 53.2 | 61.8 | 41.2 | 53.2 | 29.6 | 1.81 | 22.5 | S.S.W. | 33 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .. | .. |
| 11 | 56.9 | 59.5 | 40.7 | 53.0 | 29.6 | 2.33 | 20.9 | S.W. | 41 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | .. | 1 |
| „ 18 | 45.9 | 54.9 | 35.3 | 51.4 | 30.3 | 0.00 | 8.4 | S.W. & N.E. | 41 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .. |
| „ 25 | 45.5 | 52.0 | 31.8 | 49.6 | 30.2 | 0.00 | 0.0 | Variable | 52 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | .. | 1 |
| Dec. 2 | 45.3 | 54.4 | 28.9 | 49.2 | 30.2 | 0.29 | 8.2 | w.s.w. | 48 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 14 | .. | .. |
| 9 | 41.9 | 54.9 | 26.4 | 48.0 | 29.9 | 0.46 | 10.0 | S.W. & E. | 75 | 13 | 18 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 1 | .. |
| „ 16 | 29.9 | 41.8 | 19.3 | 45.2 | 29.7 | 0.05 | 7.4 | Variable | 58 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| „ 23 | 34.7 | 41.0 | 24.2 | 42.9 | 29.9 | 0.08 | 0.7 | N.E. & S.E. | 80 | 20 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 10 | .. | 2 |
| „ 30 | 38.8 | 50.2 | 25.3 | 42.3 | 29.3 | 0.59 | 6.2 | Variable | 81 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 16 | .. | 6 |