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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
Paddington 1895
Report on vital statistics and sanitary work for the year 1895
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Meteorological observations at Greenwich. From Weekly Reports of the Registrar-General.
| Quarters. | Year 1895. | Year 1894. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Totals. | Means. | Totals. | Means. | |
| Barometer.—Mean | 29-655 | 29.844 | 29.805 | 29.675 | - | 29.745 | - | 29.796 |
| Total Oscillation | 20.14 | 13.73 | 15.34 | 22.37 | 71.58 | — | 73.05 | — |
| Thermometer—Mean | 35.2 | 54.8 | 62.3 | 45.9 | - | 49.5 | - | 491 |
| Absolute Maximum | 63.0 | 86.2 | 87.3 | 78.0 | 87.3 6.9 | Absolute Headings | 86.0 | Absolute Readings |
| ,, Minimum | 6.9 | 31.4 | 41.2 | 25.5 | 12.8 | |||
| Mean Daily Range | 11.5 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 11.8 | — | 16.1 | 14.8 | |
| Sunshine.—Hours recorded . | 143.2 | 457.8 | 503.2 | 121.2 | 1,225.4 | — | 1,051.6 | — |
| "Possible'' Record | 907.6 | 1,387.8 | 1,316.0 | 835.7 | 4,447.1 | — | 4,446.2 | |
| Per cent, of "Possible") recorded | 15.7 | 32.9 | 38.2 | 14.5 | 275 | — | 23.6 | — |
| No. of days of record | 58 | 83 | 86 | 48 | 275 | 268 | — | |
| Humidity.—Mean | 79 | 72 | 73 | 85 | — | 77 | — | 81 |
| Rainfall, &c.—Total | 3.21 | 2.01 | 6.50 | 7.76 | 19.48 | — | 26 44 | — |
| No. of days of fall | 42 | 26 | 37 | 51 | 156 | — | 194 | — |
| ,, ,, Snow | 25 | — | — | 3 | 28 | — | 5 | — |
| with Fog | 16 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 52 | — | 55 | — |
| „ ,, Thunder | 1 | 6 | 8 | — | 15 | — | 19 | — |
| „ „ Lightning. | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 17 | — | 9 | — |
| ,, ,, Hail | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 7 | — |
| Hoar frost observed | 11 | 1 | — | 17 | 29 | — | 23 | — |
| Wind.—Mean direction | N.W. | S.W. | S.W. | S.W. | - | S.W. | S.W. | |
| Mean Hourly Velocity | 12.3 | 102 | 11.0 | 13.4 | - | 11.7 | — | 12.3 |
| No. of observations of calm | 12 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 39 | — | — | |