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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| 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. | |
| July | 6 | 58.7 | 74.0 | 51.1 | 59.7 | 29.8 | 0.36 | 17.3 | NE & NW | 7 | 1 | — | ||
| 13 | 67. 0 | 90.0 | 49.6 | 60.8 | 29.8 | 0.20 | 52.6 | Variable | 1 | — | ||||
| ,, | 20 | 65.8 | 88.1 | 48.1 | 63.7 | 29.8 | 0.04 | 49.9 | NE & N | 36 | 1 | |||
| ,, | 27 | 64.8 | 81.6 | 49.2 | 63.2 | 29.7 | 0.16 | 34.4 | SW & SE | 27 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — |
| August | 3 | 57.8 | 72. 0 | 42.2 | 63.1 | 295 | 0.54 | 35.7 | SW | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10 | 57.6 | 73.0 | 47.6 | 61.6 | 29.5 | 1.26 | 29.2 | SW | 20 | 3 | — | |||
| 17 | 56.2 | 70.1 | 44.1 | 60.5 | 29.7 | 0.23 | 14.5 | Variable | 34 | 4 | 2 | — | ||
| 24 | 57.2 | 70.0 | 47.1 | 60.2 | 29.6 | 1.27 | 24.3 | SW | 32 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ||
| ,, | 31 | 56.9 | 70.1 | 42.1 | 59.7 | 29.5 | 1.33 | 25.6 | SW | 29 | 6 | 4 | _ | 1 |
| September | 7 | 54.8 | 69.1 | 42.2 | 59. 1 | 29.8 | 0.21 | 33.7 | W & NW | 23 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
| ,, | 14 | 52.4 | 67.0 | 43.2 | 58.0 | 30.0 | 0.02 | 13.0 | NW & NE | 40 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |
| ,, | 21 | 53.6 | 63.1 | 41.1 | 57.4 | 30.2 | 0.00 | 19.1 | NE | 34 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 28 | 51.5 | 64. 0 | 37.2 | 56.2 | 30.0 | 0.02 | 49.5 | NE & SE | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
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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. | |
| October | 5 | 48.8 | 63. 9 | 29.9 | 55.1 | 29.8 | 2.30 | 29.3 | SE & NE | 50 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| ,, | 12 | 46. 0 | 63.0 | 29.4 | 52.6 | 30.1 | 0.00 | 40.9 | Variable | 34 | 10 | 4 | — | 1 |
| 19 | 49.8 | 65.7 | 34.3 | 51.9 | 30.0 | 0.13 | 28.4 | SW | 34 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| ,, | 26 | 45. 4 | 59.0 | 33.0 | 51.4 | 29.3 | 0.88 | 16.4 | SW | 47 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — |
| November | 2 | 49 1 | 60.3 | 32.1 | 61.2 | 29. 6 | 0.55 | 21 3 | SW | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 47.2 | 56. 5 | 28.7 | 49.5 | 30.1 | 0.18 | 3.6 | SW | 40 | 9 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 43.3 | 50.9 | 36.4 | 49.3 | 29.6 | 0.17 | 1.8 | W & N | 43 | 8 | 1 | — | ||
| 23 | 46.2 | 55.8 | 34.2 | 48.3 | 30.0 | 0.31 | 3.7 | W | 54 | 14 | 3 | |||
| 30 | 40.4 | 52. 9 | 29.3 | 48.0 | 29.5 | 1.06 | 76 | SW & N | 47 | 15 | 1 | |||
| December | 7 | 42. 4 | 52 .1 | 26.2 | 45. 7 | 29.8 | 0.31 | 4.9 | SW | 49 | 9 | 8 | — | |
| ,, | 14 | 49.0 | 56.5 | 40.2 | 46.6 | 29.8 | 0.62 | 1.1 | SW | 51 | 13 | 7 | 1 | |
| ,, | 21 | 44.4 | 34. 4 | 47.1 | 29.7 | 0.59 | 10.3 | W & SW | 33 | 9 | 6 | — | — | |
| ,, | 28 | 48.1 | 56. 3 | 38.2 | 46.9 | 29.6 | 1.22 | 4.5 | SW | 41 | 9 | 4 | — | |