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 1913
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1913
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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 over 60. | Deaths from Phthisis. | Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, excluding Diarrhœa. | Deaths from Diarrhœa & Enteritis, under 2 years. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 5 | 59.9 | 72.1 | 49.1 | 59.8 | 30.0 | 0.21 | 25.6 | NE | 26 | 2 | 11 | 3 | _ | _ |
| ,, 12 | 57.2 | 75.8 | 46.2 | 59.4 | 29.8 | 1. 33 | 20.7 | NE & SW | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2 | _ | 1 |
| ,, 19 | 55.3 | 73.8 | 51.2 | 59.6 | 29.8 | 0.52 | 6.2 | SW & N | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| ,, 26 | 57.7 | 71.3 | 48.7 | 59.5 | 29.9 | 0.05 | 27.1 | NE | 27 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | _ |
| August 2 | 59.5 | 75.0 | 50.1 | 59.7 | 30.0 | 0.00 | 40.4 | NE & SE | 21 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| ,, 9 | 57.1 | 75.2 | 45.4 | 60.2 | 29.8 | 0.09 | 37.0 | Variable | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| ,, 16 | 60.7 | 75.0 | 49 .3 | 60.1 | 29.9 | 0.14 | 15.5 | Variable | 30 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| ,, 23 | 60.9 | 80.0 | 49.2 | 60.6 | 29.9 | 0.36 | 35.0 | NE & SW | 21 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| ,, 30 | 62.8 | 76.5 | 45.0 | 60.6 | 29.9 | 0.51 | 44.5 | E | 40 | 12 | 8 | 6 | _ | 10 |
| September 6 | 59.1 | 68.0 | 53.5 | 60.6 | 29.9 | 1.43 | 4.4 | NE | 35 | 9 | 10 | 2 | _ | 5 |
| ,, 13 | 58.0 | 71.6 | 45.3 | 60.0 | 29.9 | 0.06 | 46.0 | NE & SW | 40 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| „ 20 | 54.9 | 70.9 | 42.1 | 59.0 | 29.5 | 0.60 | 33.6 | Variable | 37 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| ,, 27 | 60.2 | 77.4 | 46.0 | 58.5 | 29.8 | 0.13 | 39.8 | S | 42 | 11 | 9 | 3 | - | 7 |
| 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. |
| October 4 | 58.5 | 70.9 | 48.1 | 58.8 | 29.7 | 0.22 | 40.1 | ESE | 34 | 8 | 9 | _ | 1 | 2 |
| ,, 11 | 52.9 | 63.2 | 42.1 | 57.8 | 29.5 | 1.28 | 21.3 | Variable | 42 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| ,, 8 | 52.8 | 64.2 | 38.9 | 56.3 | 30.1 | 0.12 | 32.0 | SW | 33 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| ,, 25 | 49.3 | 61.9 | 36.1 | 55.3 | 29.7 | 0.69 | 21.0 | SSW | 41 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| November 1 | 54.1 | 64.2 | 43.6 | 54.3 | 29.4 | 1.27 | 22.9 | SSW | 53 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| ,, 8 | 48.3 | 56.7 | 36.1 | 53.5 | 29.6 | 0.40 | 22.7 | WSW | 40 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| ,, 15 | 49.0 | 59.1 | 36.0 | 51.9 | 29.3 | 1.50 | 17.7 | SE &SW | 42 | 8 | 14 | 6 | _ | 2 |
| ,, 22 | 48.9 | 59.5 | 31.7 | 51.2 | 29.9 | 0.63 | 15.6 | SW & NE | 35 | 10 | 9 | 3 | _ | 4 |
| ,, 29 | 46.3 | 57.0 | 27.6 | 50.0 | 30.1 | 0.03 | 13.8 | SW & NW | 34 | 4 | 16 | 3 | _ | 1 |
| December 6 | 46.8 | 54.0 | 35.0 | 49.9 | 29.7 | 0.31 | 4.6 | w | 44 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| ,, 13 | 46.2 | 54.6 | 36.9 | 48.8 | 30.0 | 0.02 | 2.6 | w | 33 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| ,, 20 | 42.8 | 50.5 | 321 | 48.1 | 30.2 | 0.00 | 7.9 | W & NE | 49 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| ,, 27 | 39.2 | 51.0 | 30.2 | 46.2 | 29.9 | 0.53 | 3.4 | Variable | 45 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| January 3 | 35.2 | 45.2 | 27.3 | 44.4 | 30. 0 | 0 .02 | 8.7 | NW & NE | 53 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 |