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 1913
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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 over 60. | Deaths from Phthisis. | Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, excluding Diarrhœa. | Deaths from Diarrhœa & Enteritis, under 2 years. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | 44.6 | 51.2 | 32.1 | 46.8 | 29.8 | 0.15 | 15.9 | SW | 40 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | _ |
| „ 11 | 42.1 | 51.4 | 33.1 | 46.2 | 29.8 | 0.66 | 11.3 | SW & SE | 46 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| ,, 18 | 38.5 | 45.9 | 26.2 | 44.5 | 29.4 | 0.66 | 17.8 | SW & SE | 40 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| „ 25 | 42.3 | 52.1 | 32.0 | 43.6 | 29.5 | 0.70 | 2.2 | SW | 55 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| February 1 | 39.6 | 50.2 | 28.1 | 43.6 | 29.7 | 0.78 | 16.6 | SE & SW | 42 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 | _ |
| ,, 8 | 46.7 | 55.0 | 33.3 | 43.8 | 29.9 | 0.26 | 9.3 | WSW | 43 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 2 | _ |
| ,,15 | 40.6 | 53.5 | 30.2 | 44.5 | 30.3 | 0.19 | 5.7 | SW | 44 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | _ |
| ,, 22 | 36.0 | 46.0 | 27.8 | 42.9 | 30.1 | 0.04 | 26.2 | ENE | 55 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| March 1 | 41.3 | 53.0 | 24.2 | 41.9 | 29.8 | 0.08 | 16.9 | SE & N | 56 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | _ |
| ,, 8 | 46.7 | 58.3 | 33.4 | 43.4 | 29.9 | 0.24 | 27.2 | WSW | 45 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 6 | _ |
| „ 15 | 45.4 | 56.2 | 29.0 | 44.3 | 30.0 | 0.28 | 23.0 | WSW | 54 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 2 | _ |
| ,, 22 | 43.0 | 56.8 | 28.2 | 44.2 | 29.3 | 1.42 | 26.3 | WSW | 48 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 3 | _ |
| ,, 29 | 43.4 | 56.7 | 29.0 | 44.1 | 29.6 | 0.49 | 13.3 | Variable | 44 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 3 | _ |
| 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 over 60. | Deaths from Phthisis. | Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, excluding Diarrhœa. | Deaths from Diarrhœa & Enteritis, under 2 years. |
| April 5 | 45.5 | 57.0 | 33.0 | 44.7 | 29.7 | 0.33 | 20.9 | SW & NE | 29 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | _ |
| ,, 12 | 42.0 | 55.0 | 33.2 | 45.2 | 29.8 | 0.53 | 19.7 | NE | 41 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 4 | _ |
| „ 19 | 44.4 | 57.9 | 29.0 | 44.9 | 29.6 | 0.50 | 26.3 | SW | 39 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| ,, 26 | 50.6 | 67.2 | 33.1 | 46.5 | 29-6 | 0.32 | 40.5 | Variable | 37 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| May 3 | 52.0 | 64.9 | 39.6 | 48.6 | 29.6 | 0.60 | 29.2 | SW | 41 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 3 | _ |
| ,, 10 | 49.9 | 63.2 | 36.3 | 49.4 | 29.4 | 0.62 | 20.5 | Variable | 42 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| ,, 17 | 53.7 | 70.6 | 41.0 | 50.5 | 29.8 | 0.05 | 48.6 | Variable | 43 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | _ |
| ,, 24 | 54.4 | 74.9 | 37.1 | 51.7 | 29.9 | 0.02 | 53.7 | NW & SW | 28 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| ,, 31 | 64.9 | 84.1 | 45.2 | 55.1 | 29.8 | 0.40 | 65.2 | SW | 40 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | _ |
| June. 7 | 58.0 | 79.1 | 42.2 | 57.2 | 29.8 | 0.12 | 53.7 | SW | 27 | 7 | 5 | 5 | _ | _ |
| ,, 14 | 56.9 | 70 7 | 43.1 | 57.1 | 29.9 | 0.14 | 35.5 | WSW | 36 | 7 | 13 | 2 | _ | 1 |
| ,, 21 | 62.3 | 87.1 | 43.8 | 58.5 | 29.9 | 0.41 | 67.3 | Variable | 28 | 4 | 9 | 3 | _ | _ |
| ,, 28 | 59.2 | 78 .3 | 47.1 | 59.3 | 30.0 | 0.06 | 33.1 | Variable | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | _ |
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TABLE C.
Giving the Meterological Conditions of the 53 Weeks ended January 3rd, 1914, together with the
number of Deaths from certain Diseases and at certain Ages.
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 over 60.
Deaths from
Phthisis.
Deaths from
Epidemic Diseases,
excluding Diarrhœa.
Deaths from
Diarrhœa & Enteritis,
under 2 years.
January 4
44.6
51.2
32.1
46.8
29.8
0.15
15.9
SW
40
6
11
6
5
—
„ 11
42.1
51.4
33.1
46.2
29.8
0.66
11.3
SW & SE
46
16
12
6
4
1
,, 18
38.5
45.9
26.2
44.5
29.4
0.66
17.8
SW & SE
40
6
12
5
1
1
„ 25
42.3
52.1
32.0
43.6
29.5
0.70
2.2
SW
55
13
15
8
3
2
February 1
39.6
50.2
28.1
43.6
29.7
0.78
16.6
SE & SW
42
4
13
6
1
—
,, 8
46.7
55.0
33.3
43.8
29.9
0.26
9.3
WSW
43
6
14
3
2
—
,,15
40.6
53.5
30.2
44.5
30.3
0.19
5.7
SW
44
7
10
5
3
-
,, 22
36.0
46.0
27.8
42.9
30.1
0.04
26.2
ENE
55
8
17
6
3
2
March 1
41.3
53.0
24.2
41.9
29.8
0.08
16.9
SE & N
56
13
13
9
6
—
,, 8
46.7
58.3
33.4
43.4
29.9
0.24
27.2
WSW
45
6
12
8
6
—
„ 15
45.4
56.2
29.0
44.3
30.0
0.28
23.0
WSW
54
9
22
5
2
—
,, 22
43.0
56.8
28.2
44.2
29.3
1.42
26.3
WSW
48
8
15
4
3
—
,, 29
43.4
56.7
29.0
44.1
29.6
0.49
13.3
Variable
44
5
17
2
3
-
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 over 60.
Deaths from
Phthisis.
Deaths from
Epidemic Diseases,
excluding Diarrhœa.
Deaths from
Diarrhœa & Enteritis,
under 2 years.
April 5
45.5
57.0
33.0
44.7
29.7
0.33
20.9
SW & NE
29
4
10
3
1
-
,, 12
42.0
55.0
33.2
45.2
29.8
0.53
19.7
NE
41
8
15
2
4
-
„ 19
44.4
57.9
29.0
44.9
29.6
0.50
26.3
SW
39
9
5
6
4
1
,, 26
50.6
67.2
33.1
46.5
29-6
0.32
40.5
Variable
37
4
12
6
6
1
May 3
52.0
64.9
39.6
48.6
29.6
0.60
29.2
SW
41
5
15
5
3
—
,, 10
49.9
63.2
36.3
49.4
29.4
0.62
20.5
Variable
42
7
15
6
1
4
,, 17
53.7
70.6
41.0
50.5
29.8
0.05
48.6
Variable
43
9
13
6
2
—
,, 24
54.4
74.9
37.1
51.7
29.9
0.02
53.7
NW & SW
28
4
6
2
3
1
,, 31
64.9
84.1
45.2
55.1
29.8
0.40
65.2
SW
40
6
11
4
1
—
June. 7
58.0
79.1
42.2
57.2
29.8
0.12
53.7
SW
27
7
5
5
-
—
,, 14
56.9
70 7
43.1
57.1
29.9
0.14
35.5
WSW
36
7
13
2
-
1
,, 21
62.3
87.1
43.8
58.5
29.9
0.41
67.3
Variable
28
4
9
3
-
—
,, 28
59.2
78 .3
47.1
59.3
30.0
0.06
33.1
Variable
19
4
4
1
1
—