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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 1903
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1903
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3 | 59.3 | 70.7 | 50.2 | 58.7 | 29.7 | 0.61 | 30.5 | S.E. & S.W. | 33 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
| „ 10 | 51.9 | 64.8 | 39.2 | 58.3 | 29.5 | 1.05 | 20.3 | S.W. | 37 | 6 | 8 | – | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| „ 17 | 52.0 | 62.6 | 42.3 | 56.4 | 29.4 | 1.39 | 22.5 | S.W. | 49 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| „ 24 | 49.3 | 56.6 | 36.5 | 54.8 | 29.6 | 0.60 | 7.1 | S.E. & S.W. | 42 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| „ 31 | 50.8 | 58.7 | 38.2 | 53.6 | 29.4 | 1.39 | 21.0 | S.E. & S.W. | 41 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| November 7 | 47.1 | 56.2 | 35.2 | 52.7 | 30.2 | 0.23 | 15.9 | Variable | 46 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 14 | 48.4 | 57.0 | 35.3 | 51.4 | 29.9 | 0.26 | 4.8 | S.E. & S.W. | 50 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| „ 21 | 41.1 | 54.6 | 26.4 | 49.9 | 29.8 | 0.07 | 8.6 | S.W. & N.W. | 35 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | – |
| „ 28 | 45.3 | 53.1 | 34.2 | 48.5 | 29.8 | 1.18 | 6.1 | S.W. | 49 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | – |
| December 5 | 35.2 | 45.8 | 25.2 | 46.6 | 29.4 | 0.28 | 2.5 | W. & S.W. | 51 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| „ 12 | 41.5 | 52.8 | 28.5 | 44.7 | 29.2 | 1.12 | 1.6 | S.E. & S.W. | 53 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| „ 19 | 38.7 | 49.9 | 36.2 | 44.7 | 29.5 | 0.02 | 9.3 | E. | 53 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| „ 26 | 40.2 | 48.9 | 34.1 | 44.7 | 29.9 | 0.00 | 0.3 | Variable | 49 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Jan. 2, 1904 | 32.6 | 43.5 | 23.8 | 43.3 | 29.8 | 0.09 | 8.7 | E.N.E. | 53 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 2 |