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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
Paddington 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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METEOROLOGY.
Autumn.
| September. | October. | November. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | |
| Mean Temperature (9 a.m.) | 58.4° | 55.1° | 58.6° | 50.1° | 45.7° | 53.0° | 44.2° | 43.2° | 47.2° |
| Absolute Maximum | 92.5° | 67.8° | 77.0° | 63.0° | 62.5° | 66.5° | 58.5° | 55.0° | 59.5° |
| „ Minimum | 39.8° | 38.0° | 41.5° | 29.8° | 31.0° | 36.5° | 28.5° | 28.0° | 31.0° |
| Total Rainfall | 1.43" | 2.22" | 1.85" | 2.90" | 2.09" | 3.21" | 3.54" | 1.65" | 24.7" |
| No. of Days of Measurement | 9 | 5 | 11 | 12 | .13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 16 |
| h. m. | h. m. | h. m. | h. m. | h. m. | h. m. | h. m. | h. m. | h. m. | |
| Total Bright Sunshine | 205 54 | 114 6 | 129 46 | 73 28 | 77 30 | 85 32 | 39 17 | 20 56 | 55 33 |
| No. of Days of Measurement | 28 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 22 |
| Temperature of Earth (mean) | 62.8° | 57.5° | 59.4° | 56.0° | 52.3° | 56.3" | 50.1° | 49.0° | 51.7° |
TABLE 14. Meteorological Elements.
| Year. | Month. | Means at 9 a.m. | Extreme Temperatures. | Rainfall. | Sunshine. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barometer: reduced to sea level. | Thermometer | Shade. | Sun. Max. | Grass. Min. | Total depth. | No. of days of fall. | Bright Sunshine registered. | No. of days of record. | |||||||
| Dry bulb. | Wet bulb. | ||||||||||||||
| Maximum. | Minimum. | ||||||||||||||
| 1913. | Inches | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Date. | Deg. | Date. | Deg. | Deg. | Inches | Hrs. | Mins. | |||
| January | 29.78 | 40.9 | 40.2 | 53.0 | 4th | 27.0 | 13th | 700 | 19.0 | 2.53 | 16 | 25 | 28 | 14 | |
| February | 30.17 | 40.3 | 38.8 | 52.0 | 4 & 7 | 27.0 | 23rd | 77.0 | 19.0 | 0.81 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 14 | |
| March | 29.87 | 44 9 | 43.2 | 56.5 | 5th | 27.0 | 18th | 94.0 | 22.5 | 2.37 | 21 | 73 | 57 | 22 | |
| April | 29.86 | 48.4 | 46.1 | 66.0 | 24&29 | 28.0 | 13th | 109.0 | 23.0 | 2.74 | 21 | 102 | 42 | 27 | |
| May | 29.89 | 57.5 | 54 .0 | 82.0 | 25&26 | 35.5 | 7th | 125 0 | 31.0 | 1.74 | 11 | 210 | 41 | 29 | |
| June | 30.05 | 62.3 | 57..7 | 84.0 | 16&17 | 43.0 | 9th | 125.0 | 40.0 | 0.44 | 7 | 210 | 51 | 30 | |
| July | 30.03 | 59.9 | 57.6 | 78.0 | 28th | 43.6 | 8th | 1190 | 41.5 | 1.98 | 11 | 103 | 46 | 28 | |
| August | 30.06 | 61.8 | 58.6 | 81.0 | 28th | 45.5 | 25th | 119.5 | 42.5 | 1.54 | 10 | 146 | 08 | 28 | |
| September | 29.97 | 58.6 | 56.9 | 77.0 | 26th | 41.5 | 15th | 114.0 | 41.0 | 1.85 | 11 | 129 | 46 | 26 | |
| October | 29.87 | 53.0 | 52.0 | 66.5 | 2nd | 36.5 | 25th | 101.0 | 34.0 | 3.21 | 14 | 83 | 52 | 27 | |
| November | 29.89 | 47.2 | 46.7 | 59.5 | 11th | 31.0 | 23rd | 90.7 | 29.0 | 2.47 | 16 | 55 | 33 | 22 | |
| December | 30.08 | 41.1 | 40.4 | 54.0 | 9th | 27.0 | 31st | 74.0 | 23.5 | 0.84 | 8 | 28 | 45 | 11 | |
| Totals | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.52 | 156 | 1,207 | 04 | 278 | |
| Means | 29.96 | 51.3 | 49.3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Highest | ... | ... | ... | 84.0 | June | ... | ... | 125.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Jan | |||||||||||||||
| Lowest | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.0 | Feb. | ... | 19.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Mar. | |||||||||||||||
| Dec. | |||||||||||||||
| 1912. | Totals | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 76 | 158 | 1,242 | 4 | 251 |
| Means | 29. 91 | 60.6 | 47.9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Highest | ... | ... | ... | 88.0 | July | ... | ... | 130.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Lowest | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.0 | Feb. | ... | 10.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1911. | Totals | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.34 | 143 | 1,644 | 4 | ... |
| Means | 29.99 | 51..5 | 49.3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Highest | ... | ... | ... | 96.0 | Aug. | ... | ... | 134.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Lowest | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.0 | Feb. | ... | 12.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1910. | Totals | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.92 | 168 | 1,249 | 22 | 277 |
| Means | 29.89 | 49.3 | 46.6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Highest | ... | ... | ... | 82.0 | June | ... | ... | 1200 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Lowest | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.5 | Jan. | ... | 170 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1909. | Totals | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.08 | 192 | 1,460 | 7 | 273 |
| Means | 29.96 | 48.7 | 46.1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Highest | ... | ... | ... | 85.5 | Aug. | ... | ... | 124.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Lowest | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.0 | Mar. | ... | 14.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| 1908. | | Totals | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.49 | 173 | 1,461 | 48 | 285 |
| Means | 30.01 | 50.4 | 46.5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Highest | ... | ... | ... | 85.0 | July | ... | ... | 128.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Lowest | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.5 | Dec. | ... | 11.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||