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
Finsbury 1909
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1909 including annual report on factories and workshops
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The following tables show some of these points:-
| Third Quatter Year. | No. of Deaths from Epidemic Diarrhœa. | Mean Temp. 4 ft. earth thermometer. | Rainfall in inches. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 93 | 61.7º F. | 4.63 |
| 1902 | 61 | 57.5° F. | 6.02 |
| 1903 | 58 | 58.1° F. | 15.56 |
| 1904 | 95 | 59.1º F. | 4.88 |
| 1905 | 65 | 59.8° F. | 5.45 |
| 1906 | 100 | 59.4° F. | 3.78 |
| 1907 | 17 | 57.2º F. | 3.77 |
| 1908 | 64 | 59.1° F. | 8.16 |
| 1909 | 42 | 57.5º F. | 7.15 |
The relationship between these deaths, the temperature and the rainfall in the third quarter of 1909 is shown below :—
| Summer Quarter. 1909. | July. | August. | September. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates of months (in weeks). | June 27 to July 3 | 4-10 | 11-17 | 18-24 | 25-31 | Aug, 1 to Aug. 7 | 8-14 | 15-21 | 22-28 | A.ug 29 to Sep. 4 | 5-1 1 | 12-18 | 19- 25 |
| Mean temperature, fourfoot thermometer. (Average 57.50 F.) | 54.3 | 55.0 | 56.0 | 57.0 | 58.0 | 58.1 | 58.9 | 60.4 | 60.6 | 60.1 | 59.1 | 58.0 | 56.5 |
| Rainfall (Total 7.15 in.) | 0.44 | 0.99 | 0. 71 | 0.15 | 1.31 | 0.26 | — | 0.82 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.58 | 0.57 |
| No. of Deaths from Epidemic Diarrhœa (Total 42.) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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