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
Greenwich 1913
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1913
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| 1913. | Barometer. | Air Temperature. | Hygrometer. | Earth Temperature. | Bright Sunshine. | Cloud. | Rain or other forms of Precipitation. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Pressure at 32°F. at Station Level and Lat. 45° (Bar.159ft.above M.S.L.) | Mean of | Mean of A. and B. | Difference from Normal + | Mean of Observations at. 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. | At 3f. 2in. Depth. | Daily Mean. | Difference from Normal + | Per cent of Possible. | Mean of Observations of amount at 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. + (Scale 0.10.) | Total Fall. | Difference from Normal + | Most in a day. | ||||||
| A. | B. | Dry Bulb. | Depression of Wet Bulb. | Vapour Pressure. | Humidity. | Amount. | Day of Month. | |||||||||||
| Maximum | Minimum. | |||||||||||||||||
| January | Ins. 29.640 | 46.1 | 35.9 | 41.0 | + 2.4 | 40.3 | 1.1 | Ins. .228 | 7o 91 | 44.8 | Hrs. 1.76 | Hrs. + 0.39 | 21 | 6.9 | Ins. 2.65 | + 0.77 | Ins. 0.38 | 22 |
| February | 30.013 | 46.7 | 35.6 | 41.1 | + 1.7 | 40.3 | 1.9 | .212 | 86 | 433 | 2.08 | . 0.05 | 21 | 7.4 | 0.81 | .0.67 | 0.23 | 1 |
| March | 29.720 | 52.0 | 38.3 | 45.1 | + 3.3 | 44.3 | 2.5 | .237 | 81 | 44.0 | 2.98 | . 0.36 | .25 | 6.9 | 2.43 | + 091 | 0.33 | 16.20 |
| April | 29.699 | 55.4 | 38.9 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 47.0 | 3.2 | .250 | 78 | 45.8 | 4.00 | . 1.18 | 29 | 7.6 | 2.23 | + 0.66 | 0.41 | 11 |
| May | 29.755 | 66.6 | 45.3 | 56.0 | + 3.0 | 55.0 | 4.1 | .324 | 76 | 51.4 | 6.52 | + 0.12 | 42 | 5.7 | 1.16 | - 0.76 | 0.37 | 29 |
| June | 29.928 | 71.4 | 49.2 | 60.3 | + 1.1 | 59.1 | 4.8 | .361 | 73 | 58.1 | 6.81 | + 0.28 | 41 | 5.9 | 0.73 | - 1.31 | 0.30 | 19 |
| July | 29.894 | 68.2 | 51.8 | 60.0 | . 24 | 58.4 | 3.1 | .397 | 81 | 59.6 | 3.05 | - 4.08 | 19 | 8.3 | 212 | - 0.28 | 0.82 | 10 |
| August | 29.895 | 71.1 | 52.0 | 61 .6 | + 0.1 | 59.8 | 3.6 | .405 | 79 | 60.4 | 4 61 | - 1.98 | 32 | 6.2 | 2.07 | -0.27 | 0.78 | 31 |
| September | 29.807 | 67.8 | 50.2 | 59.0 | + 1.9 | 57.4 | 2.1 | .409 | 88 | 59.4 | 4.95 | - 0.19 | 39 | 5.6 | 1.25 | - 0.90 | 0.40 | 16 |
| October | 29.713 | 61.2 | 45.9 | 53.6 | + 3.5 | 52.2 | 1.6 | 349 | 90 | .56.3 | 3.57 | + 0.43 | 34 | 6.2 | 3.58 | + 0.80 | 0.7S | 26 |
| November | 29.751 | 54.2 | 42.0 | 48.1 | + 4.6 | 47.6 | 1.8 | .286 | 88 | 51.7 | 2.39 | + 072 | 27 | 6.6 | 2.53 | + 0.31 | 0.63 | 10 |
| December | 29.937 | 45.9 | 37.7 | 41.8 | + 1.8 | 41.5 | 2.1 | .220 | 85 | 47.8 | 0.87 | . 0.21 | 11 | 7.3 | 0.88 | . 0.95 | 0.32 | 23 |
| Year | 29.813 | 58.9 | 43.6 | 51.3 | + 1.8 | 50.2 | 2.7 | .307 | 83 | 51.9 | 3.63 | . 0.52 | 30 | 6'7 | 22.44 | . 1.68 | . | . |
. The hours of Observation are 9 a.m. local time.
t The averages used are obtained from Observations extending over 65 years for Rain, 70 years for Temperature, and 16 years for Sunshine.
Wind Force.—Beaufort Scale (0.12) is used. The Summary is obtained from the records of a cup anemograph having 5in. cups and 15 in. arms. The factor
used is three. Winds above 37 miles per hour are reckoned as gales, and Winds between 21 and 37 miles per hour as moderate or strong Winds.