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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

Whitechapel 1893

The annual report on the sanitary condition of the Whitechapel District, (with vital and other statistics), for the year 1893 (consisting of 52 weeks) being the tenth annual report

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Table: Table Q.—meteorological statistics.

Table Q.—meteorological statistics.

No. of Hours of Registered Bright Sunshine.Mean of Degree of Humidity (saturation represented by 100).Mean Reading of Barometer (in inches).Mean Temperature (Fahrenheit).Rainfall (in inches).
1st Quarter229482.129.8041.74.58
2nd „613.466.329.9057.01. 49
3rd „449.671.829.7661.95.88
4th „161.683.329.7844.88.16
total.mean.mean.mean.total.
Total or MeanI454.075.829.8151.320.11

Table: Table R.—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS —HIGHEST AND LOWEST MEAN RECORDS.

Table R.—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS —HIGHEST AND LOWEST MEAN RECORDS.

No. of Hours of Registered Bright Sunshine in London.Humidity of Atmosphere.Reading of Barometer (in inches).Mean Temperature (Fahrenheit).Ozone.
1st Qr.Highest13th wk. 63.64th week 9112th wk. 30 2113th week 49º37th & 9th weeks 4.0
Lowest1st „ 1912th „ 728th „ 29.141st „13º913th week 0.1
2nd „Highest6th „ 77.11st 787th „ 29.5811th 65º92nd „5.2
Lowest7th „ 29.46th 5710th „ 30.142nd „ 45°36th „ 0.4
3rd „Highest7th „ 64.013th 8011th „ 29. 967th 73°62nd & 8th weeks 4.3
Lowest9th „ 17.27 th „5812th „ 29.4212th „ 53°811th week 0.3
4 th „Highest1st „ 42.413th „9013th „ 30.293rd„55°011th & 12th 4.4
Lowest11th „ 251st „ 761st „ 29.298th 39°23rd week 0.9
The highest temperature recorded was 95°1 on the 18th August.Rain or Snow fell on 147 Days in the Year.
The lowest „ „ 13°9 „ 5th January.