Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1905
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| Week ending. | Mean Temperature. | Highest Temperature. | Lowest Temperature. | Mean Temperature of the earth. 3 ft. below surface. | Mean height of the 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1 | 47.3 | 60.0 | 37.3 | 44.9 | 29.8 | 0.06 | 36.8 | W.S.W. | 40 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| „ 8 | 43.2 | 56.0 | 32.6 | 45.8 | 29.8 | 0.27 | 24.9 | Variable | 52 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| „ 15 | 49.5 | 64.9 | 31.1 | 45.6 | 29.5 | 0.83 | 22.7 | Variable | 44 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 8 | – |
| „ 22 | 43.1 | 59.9 | 35.4 | 47.0 | 29.8 | 0.25 | 16.5 | N.E. | 41 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 9 | – |
| „ 29 | 48.6 | 59.3 | 36.3 | 46.5 | 29.7 | 0.15 | 24.8 | N.W. & S.W. | 45 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| May 6 | 49.4 | 64.6 | 38.2 | 48.0 | 29.7 | 0.85 | 54.7 | S.W. & N.E | 39 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | – |
| „ 13 | 53.6 | 70.0 | 40.8 | 49.5 | 30.1 | 0.00 | 55.5 | N.E. & S.W. | 44 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| „ 20 | 53.3 | 70.2 | 39.5 | 51.2 | 30.0 | 0.22 | 52.1 | N.E. | 52 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| „ 27 | 51.2 | 73.5 | 34.3 | 51.6 | 29.9 | 0.00 | 39.4 | N.E. & S.W. | 40 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| June 3 | 62.7 | 82.3 | 46.4 | 54.0 | 29.9 | 0.50 | 51.5 | S.W. & N.E. | 46 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| „ 10 | 53.7 | 67.0 | 46.1 | 55.5 | 29.7 | 2.86 | 7.8 | N.N.E. | 45 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| „ 17 | 59.5 | 77.2 | 48.3 | 55.2 | 29.6 | 0.95 | 45.6 | N.E. | 44 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| „ 24 | 60.9 | 78.0 | 47.4 | 57.7 | 30.0 | 0.02 | 58.3 | S.W. & N.E. | 38 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |