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 1908
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1908
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| Week ending | Mean Temperature. | H ighest Temperature. | lowest Temperature. | Mean Temperature of the earth 3 ft. below the 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 and Enteritis. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3 | 62.9 | 79.9 | 50.1 | 58.2 | 30.0 | 0.03 | 47.1 | SW. & SE. | 28 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| „ 10 | 57.6 | 75.2 | 42.5 | 58.3 | 30.0 | 0.25 | 32.9 | SE. & SW. | 35 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | 6 |
| „ 17 | 56.3 | 71.0 | 43.7 | 57.5 | 29.9 | 0.72 | 37.6 | SW. & SE. | 34 | 16 | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| „ 24 | 47.8 | 65.1 | 36.0 | 56.5 | 30.0 | 0.26 | 17.3 | SE & NE. | 40 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| „ 31 | 50.2 | 67.7 | 33.1 | 53.6 | 29.9 | 0.73 | 21.1 | NE & SE. | 45 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Novem. 7 | 47.3 | 58.5 | 34.2 | 53.4 | 29.9 | 0.00 | 19.8 | ESE. | 44 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 |
| „ 14 | 45.1 | 58.3 | 22.1 | 51.0 | 29.7 | 0.28 | 33.2 | E. & SW. | 45 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| „ 21 | 44.7 | 51.3 | 31.0 | 50.5 | 30.0 | 0.39 | 7.7 | Variable | 38 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| „ 28 | 47.6 | 58.0 | 32.1 | 49.5 | 23.8 | 0.07 | 15.9 | NW. & SW. | 40 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Decem. 5 | 43.5 | 54.4 | 34.5 | 49.3 | 30.2 | 0.08 | 0.0 | SW. & SE. | 50 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| „ 12 | 42.8 | 49.5 | 33.6 | 48.3 | 29.4 | 0.62 | 8.8 | Variable | 42 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| „ 19 | 45.4 | 54.2 | 36.0 | 47.5 | 29.5 | 0.81 | 4.3 | SW. | 43 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| „ 26 | 40.2 | 49.0 | 34.1 | 47.0 | 30.0 | 0.02 | 3.5 | SW. & SE. | 21 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| January 2 | 31.5 | 48.2 | 12.1 | 44.4 | 30.1 | 0.48 | 5.7 | SE. & SW. | 52 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 |