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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | 63.2 | 80.1 | 51.1 | 59.5 | 29.7 | 0.54 | 36.8 | N.E. & S.W. | 41 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| „ 8 | 64.0 | 81.9 | 48.2 | 60.7 | 29.9 | 0.03 | 52.7 | Variable | 40 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| „ 15 | 68.9 | 84.3 | 57.3 | 62.2 | 29.9 | 0.26 | 55.4 | W.S.W. | 39 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| „ 22 | 65.2 | 84.0 | 48.8 | 68.5 | 29.9 | 0.02 | 54.0 | W.S.W. | 37 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| „ 29 | 66.3 | 87.2 | 52.2 | 64.2 | 29.8 | 0.53 | 39.5 | Variable | 60 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| August 5 | 62.2 | 87.3 | 48.9 | 64.2 | 29.6 | 0.65 | 47-6 | S.W. | 59 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| „ 12 | 64.1 | 76.9 | 48.0 | 63.1 | 29.8 | 0.16 | 45.7 | S.W. | 59 | 32 | 9 | – | 3 | 2 | 22 |
| „ 19 | 62.1 | 75.8 | 50.3 | 62.6 | 29.9 | 0.03 | 57.8 | N.E. & S.W. | 48 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 3 | – | 21 |
| „ 26 | 60.2 | 74.0 | 44.6 | 62.4 | 29.7 | 0.48 | 47.2 | S.W. | 63 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| Septem 2 | 56.7 | 67.6 | 47.2 | 61.3 | 29.6 | 1.21 | 12.1 | S.W. & N.W. | 50 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| „ 9 | 61-0 | 75.1 | 52.3 | 61.0 | 29.7 | 0.68 | 29.5 | S.W. | 40 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| „ 16 | 54.2 | 68.6 | 41.4 | 60.0 | 30.0 | 0.32 | 37.8 | S.W. & N.E | 39 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| „ 23 | 54.3 | 65.3 | 43.1 | 58.5 | 29.9 | 0.01 | 27.8 | E.N.E. | 33 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| „ 30 | 53.0 | 64.6 | 44.7 | 57.4 | 29.6 | 1.27 | 13.3 | N.E. | 37 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 |