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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | 48.8 | 57.2 | 38.9 | 56.1 | 29.7 | 0.16 | 19.5 | S.W. & N.W | 30 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – |
| „ 14 | 48.6 | 59.6 | 36.3 | 54.5 | 30.1 | 0.16 | 6.6 | N.W. | 33 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| „ 21 | 41.0 | 56.0 | 26.1 | 52.4 | 29.8 | 0.13 | 34.6 | Variable | 45 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| „ 28 | 41.5 | 53.7 | 26.5 | 49.3 | 30.0 | 0.05 | 18.4 | N. & S.W. | 41 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Novem. 4 | 47.3 | 56.4 | 39.2 | 49.1 | 29.3 | 1.60 | 35.5 | S.W. & S.E. | 41 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| „ 11 | 43.1 | 53.0 | „ 28.2 | 48.5 | 29.5 | 0.65 | 16.9 | S.W. | 44 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | – |
| „ 18 | 39.1 | 50.5 | 30.2 | 47.6 | 29.5 | 0.64 | 9.3 | N.E. & N. | 45 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| „ 25 | 38.5 | 51.6 | 23.1 | 45.2 | 29.7 | 0.17 | 17.9 | N.E. & S.W. | 62 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 9 | – |
| Decem. 2 | 43.9 | 54.9 | 27.5 | 45.2 | 29.7 | 0.61 | 36.8 | S.W. & Variable | 41 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| „ 9 | 43.8 | 57.3 | 30.1 | 45.1 | 29.9 | 0.31 | 9.5 | S.W. | 54 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 9 | – |
| „ 16 | 36.6 | 41.6 | 25.4 | 44.7 | 30.4 | 0.02 | 4.0 | Variable | 47 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | – |
| „ 23 | 43.2 | 50.2 | 3.31 | 44.1 | 30.1 | 0.00 | 4.7 | S.W. & S.E. | 62 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 5 | – |
| „ 30 | 39.5 | 46.6 | 28.3 | 44.3 | 29.7 | 0.24 | 4.3 | Variable | 43 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 |