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 Parish of St. Mary, Newington, London
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Winter Jan., Feb., March. Spring April, May, June. Summer July, Aug., 8ept. Autumn Oct., Nov., Dec. | Temperature of | Elastic Force of Vapour. | Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air. | Degree of Humidity. | Reading of Barometer. | Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air. | Rain. | Reading of Thermometer on Grass. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Air. | Evaporation. | Dew Point. | Air-Daily Range. | No. of Nights it was | Lowest Reading at Night. | Highest Reading at Night. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mean. | Diff. from Average of 126 years. | Diff. from Average of 56 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 56 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 56 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 56 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 56 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 56 years. | Mean (Satn.=100), | Diff. from Average of 56 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 56 years. | Mean. | Diff. from Average of 56 years. | Amount. | Diff. from Average of 82 years. | At or below 30° | Between 30° and 40° | Above 40° | |||
1898 | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° | ° | in. | in. | grs. | gr. | in. | in. | grs. | grs. | Sums. | Sums. | ° | ° | |||||
YEAR. | 50.6 | +1.9 | +1.3 | 46.8 | +0.3 | 43.0 | -0.5 | 15.9 | 0.0 | .286 | -.007 | 3.3 | -0.1 | 77 | -5 | 29.820 | +.044 | 541 | -1 | in 22.34 | in. -2.50 | 108 | 122 | 135 | 11.0 | 60.7 |
Winter Qtr. | 41.8 | +2.9 | +2.0 | 39.3 | +1.4 | 36.1 | +0.9 | 13.3 | +1.6 | .213 | +.007 | 2.5 | +0.1 | 82 | -2 | 29.766 | -.010 | 550 | -3 | 5.07 | +0.15 | 50 | 30 | 10 | 11.0 | 47.7 |
Spring do. | 52.8 | +0.4 | -0.2 | 48.2 | -0.9 | 43.7 | -1.5 | 18.2 | -1.8 | .288 | -.018 | 3.3 | -0.2 | 73 | -4 | 29.796 | +.012 | 538 | 0 | 5.41 | -0.20 | 19 | 38 | 34 | 24.9 | 53.8 |
Summer do. | 63.0 | +3.3 | +2.8 | 57.1 | +0.8 | 52.2 | -0.8 | 19.9 | -0.3 | .393 | -.010 | 4.4 | -0.2 | 68 | -9 | 29.836 | +.042 | 528 | -3 | 4.32 | -2.90 | 1 | 16 | 75 | 29.1 | 60.7 |
Autumn do. | 44.7 | +1.0 | +0.4 | 42.5 | -0.1 | 39.9 | -0.7 | 12.1 | +0.4 | .251 | -.006 | 2.9 | -0.2 | 84 | -5 | 29.882 | +.131 | 549 | +2 | 7.54 | +0.45 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 15.7 | 52.3 |
In this Table, + and—respectively signify that the numbers in the preceding column are above or below the average to the amount of the quantities to which these signs are affixed. |
GEORGE MILLSON.