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
Whitechapel 1894
The annual report on the sanitary condition of the Whitechapel District, (with vital and other statistics), for the year 1894 (consisting of 52 weeks) being the eleventh annual report
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Table (Q).—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS.
| No. of Hours of Registered Bright Sunshine at Greenwich. | Mean of Degree of Humidity. (saturation being represented by 100). | Mean Reading of Barometer (in inches). | Mean Temperature (Fahrenheit). | Rainfall (in inches). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 237.6 | 82 | 29.80 | 41°2 | 5.38 |
| 2nd „ | 386.7 | 76 | 29.76 | 53°2 | 4.96 |
| 3rd „ | 308.3 | 81.5 | 29.80 | 58º6 | 7.56 |
| 4th „ | 119.0 | 86.6 | 29.81 | 46°7 | 8.93 |
| Total or Mean. | Total 1051.6 | Mean 81.5 | Mean 29.79 | Mean 49°9 | Total 26.83 |
Table (It).—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS.—HIGHEST AND LOWEST RECORDS.
| No. of Hours of Registered Bright Sunshine in London. | Humidity of Atmosphere. | Reading of the Barometer. (in inches). | Temperature. (Fahrenheit). | Ozone. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Qr. | Highest | 13th wk. 60.5 | 2nd wk. 89 | 12th wk. 30.16 | March 31st 68° | 10th week 5.0 |
| Lowest | 1st „ 3.4 | 13th „ 71 | 11th „ 29.49 | Jan. 5th 12º8 | 11th „ 0.6 | |
| 2nd Qr. | Highest | 13th „ 67.5 | 10th „ 83 | 13th „ 30.08 | June 30th 82°1 | 4th „ 4.4 |
| Lowest | 10th „ 8.9 | 2nd and 13th wk. 67 | 9th „ 29.56 | May 21st 32°3 | 11th „ 0.3 | |
| 3rd Qr. | Highest | 1st „ 53.6 | 12th „ 90 | 11th „ 30.16 | July 6th 86°0 | 2nd ,, 4.2 |
| Lowest | 12th „ 3.0 | 1st „ 66 | 2nd „ 29.48 | Sept. 28th 33°3 | 11th „ 0.3 | |
| 4th Qr. | Highest | 6th „ 22.8 | 2nd „ 95 | 9th „ 30.21 | Nov. 1st 64°9 | 5th „ 4.6 |
| Lowest | 12nd and 13th | wks. 1.7 | 4th „ 81 | 4th „ 29.34 | Dec. 4th 30º3 | 3rd ,, 0.1 | |
Rain or snow fell on 182 days in the year.