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 1912
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1912
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TABLE C.
| Week Ending | Mean Temperature. | Highest Temperature. | Lowest Temperature. | Mean Temperature of the earth 3ft. 2in. below the surface. | Mean Height of the Barometer. | Rainfall in inches. | Sunshine in hours. | Prevailing Wind. | Total Deaths. | Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths from Phthisis. | Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, excluding Diarrhœa. | Deaths from Diarrhœa & Enteritis, under 2 years. | |
| January | 6... | 45.7 | 51.3 | 37.1 | 46.6 | 29.8 | 0.76 | 3.8 | ...WSW... | 50 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| ,, | 13 | 41.9 | 51.0 | 29.1 | 45.8 | 29.7 | 0.45 | 8.2 | ...SE & SW... | 32 | 9 | 3 | _ | _ |
| ,, | 20 | 40.2 | 48.4 | 31.4 | 45.2 | 29.8 | 0.93 | 0.6 | SE | 46 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - |
| 27 | 38. 9 | 45.0 | 33.4 | 44.4 | 29.7 | 0.88 | 5.0 | ENE | 45 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | |
| February | 3 | 30. 0 | 39. 0 | 19.1 | 42.3 | 29.7 | 0.02 | 13.4 | SW & N | 58 | 9 | 6 | 3 | _ |
| ,, | 10 | 39.0 | 53.0 | 20'2 | 40.4 | 29.1 | 0.52 | 9.7 | Variable | 70 | 12 | 7 | 3 | _ |
| 17 | 45.5 | 58.0 | 38.1 | 42.4 | 29.6 | 0.44 | 7.6 | Variable | 53 | 11 | 5 | 2 | _ | |
| ,, | 24 | 47. 4 | 55.3 | 32.1 | 44.2 | 29.6 | 0.65 | 4.1 | SW | 38 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 49.8 | 59. 5 | 35.2 | 45. 8 | 98.7 | 0.59 | 15.6 | SW | 49 | 15 | 3 | 5 | _ | |
| March | 9 | 44.6 | 54.1 | 34.0 | 46.1 | 29.4 | 0.79 | 24.1 | SW | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | _ |
| ,, | 16 | 45. 1 | 60.6 | 33.5 | 45.4 | 29.8 | 0.19 | 13.1 | Variable | 33 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| ,, | 23 | 42 .7 | 55.1 | 31.3 | 45.5 | 29.1 | 1.08 | 12.7 | SW | 39 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | 51.0 | 61.9 | 38.2 | 46.4 | 29.9 | 0.05 | 40.3 | SW & W | 46 | 12 | 1 | 2 | ||
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| Week Ending | Mean Temperature. | Highest Temperature. | Lowest Temperature. | Mean Temperature of the earth 3ft. 2in. below the surface. | Mean Height of the Barometer. | Rainfall in inches. | Sunshine in hours. | Prevailing Wind. | Total Deaths. | Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths from Phthisis. | Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, excluding Diarrhœa. | Deaths from Diarrhœa & Enteritis, under 2 years. | |
| April | 6 | 48.0 | 67.'7 | 32.5 | 46.8 | 29.9 | 0.07 | 39. 0 | SW & N | 45 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | 45.6 | 64.2 | 32.4 | 47.7 | 29.8 | 0.02 | 40.6 | Variable | 41 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | |
| 20 | 50. 0 | 69.9 | 33.1 | 47.6 | 30.0 | 0.00 | 49.0 | NE | 37 | 6 | — | 5 | — | |
| 27 | 52.6 | 71.3 | 39.3 | 49.2 | 30.0 | o.oo | 76.6 | ENE | 49 | 11 | 4 | 8 | — | |
| May | 4 | 50.1 | 70.7 | 36.1 | 50.1 | 29.9 | 0.21 | 32.8 | NE & SW | 41 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | 59. | 82.6 | 46.1 | 51.9 | 29.9 | 0.06 | 31.1 | Variable | 39 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| ,, | 18 | 55-2 | 72.0 | 43.2 | 54.4 | 29.7 | 0. 69 | 53.2 | Variable | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | 54. 1 | 72.0 | 38.6 | 54-9 | 29.7 | 0.19 | 42.3 | SW | 30 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| June | 1 | 57.0 | 77.0 | 36.1 | 55.3 | 29.7 | 0.17 | 53. 2 | sw & NE | 35 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 |
| 8 | 54.2 | 69.5 | 41.5 | 56.2 | 29.5 | 0.99 | 40.4 | SW | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | |
| 15 | 48.7 | 71.0 | 44.5 | 56.7 | 29.7 | 0.39 | 55.7 | SW & NE | 35 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| 22 | 61.7 | 84.3 | 48.2 | 58.1 | 29.8 | 0.65 | 64.6 | WSW | 30 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | |
| 29 | 60.2 | 75.3 | 50.9 | 60.0 | 29.7 | 0.30 | 51.6 | SW | 25 | 3 | 4 | — | — | |