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 1900
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1900
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| Week ending. | Mean Temperature. | Highest Temperature. | Lowest Temperature. | Mean Temperature of the earth 3-ft. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7 | 41.9 | 56.1 | 25.7 | 40.9 | 29.6 | 0.45 | 27.0 | Variable | 48 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 5 | – | 1 |
| 14 | 48.0 | 64.1 | 32.5 | 42.7 | 29.6 | 0.22 | 31.9 | S.W. | 52 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | – | 1 |
| „ 21 | 51.8 | 76.1 | 39.1 | 45.0 | 30.1 | 0.15 | 50.8 | Variable | 57 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | – | 2 |
| 28 | 47.5 | 72.4 | 31.2 | 47.1 | 29.9 | 0.06 | 39.9 | Variable | 44 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 4 | – | – |
| May 5 | 52.7 | 70.4 | 36.2 | 47.7 | 29.7 | 0.19 | 41.4 | S.W. | 37 | 8 | 9 | 15 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 12 | 50.9 | 72.2 | 34.7 | 49.9 | 29.6 | 0.36 | 23.1 | S.W. & N.E. | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| 19 | 47.1 | 63.9 | 37.0 | 49.5 | 29.9 | 0.01 | 39.1 | N.N.E. | 40 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | – | – | – |
| „ 26 | 53.0 | 65.7 | 36.8 | 50.5 | 29.7 | 0.81 | 33.1 | S.W.& N. | 45 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | – | – | 1 |
| June 2 | 54.0 | 70.0 | 41.1 | 52.1 | 30.0 | 0.24 | 31.1 | S.W.& N. | 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | – | 2 |
| „ 9 | 58.4 | 75.5 | 45.3 | 53.3 | 29.7 | 0.19 | 54.0 | N. & S. W. | 39 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | – |
| „ 16 | 64.4 | 89.4 | 49.2 | 56.1 | 29.8 | 0.44 | 60.0 | S. E. & S.* W. | 33 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | – | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | 59.7 | 73.9 | 47.4 | 57.8 | 29.7 | 0.77 | 52.9 | S. W. | 34 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | – | 1 |
| „ 30 | 57.6 | 72.8 | 47.4 | 57.6 | 29.7 | 1.15 | 23.5 | S. W. & N. W. | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – |
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| Week ending. | Mean Temperature. | Highest Temperature. | Lowest Temperature. | Mean Temperature of the earth 3-ft 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 Diaarhœa. | Deaths from Diarrhœa. | Deaths from Influenza. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 7 | 59.2 | 75.1 | 48.2 | 58.2 | 29.8 | 0.57 | 47.5 | Variable | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | – | – |
| 14 | 51.9 | 84.7 | 46.3 | 59.3 | 29.8 | 0.00 | 76.2 | Variable | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – |
| „ 21 | 72.1 | 94.0 | 52.6 | 62.5 | 29.9 | 0.00 | 83.2 | Variable | 41 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | – |
| 28 | 71.1 | 98.0 | 57.9 | 65.3 | 29.8 | 0.84 | 56.8 | Variable | 47 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | – |
| August 4 | 61.9 | 790 | 50.8 | 65.1 | 29.6 | 0.58 | 50.4 | S.W. | 56 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 7 | – | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | 56.5 | 72.1 | 50.4 | 62.2 | 29.7 | 0.74 | 18.0 | S.W. | 51 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | – |
| 18 | 66.7 | 82.1 | 52.0 | 61.7 | 30.0 | 0.05 | 72.7 | N.E. | 45 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | – |
| 25 | 61.0 | 79.8 | 48.2 | 62.7 | 29.6 | 0.56 | 45.8 | S.W. | 47 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | – |
| Septem. 1 | 59.2 | 75.1 | 45.9 | 61.5 | 30.0 | 0.62 | 21.8 | N,E. & S. W. | 49 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 18 | – |
| 8 | 55.7 | 74.1 | 41.7 | 60.4 | 30.0 | 0.00 | 40.8 | Variable | 41 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | – |
| 15 | 58.4 | 70.9 | 43.2 | 59.5 | 30.1 | 0.00 | 44.1 | Variable | 45 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | – |
| 22 | 60.5 | 82.6 | 41.2 | 59.8 | 30.0 | 0.07 | 41.9 | S.W. | 38 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 29 | 56.9 | 73.9 | 43.1 | 59.3 | 29.7 | 0.35 | 32.5 | S.W. | 46 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | – |