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Paddington 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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METEOROLOGY.
compare this with the result obtained by the use of the Waters' formula. The figures so
produced are set out in the following statement:—

Table: Estimated Population. Borough.

Estimated Population. Borough.

1911.1912.1913.1914.
By Waters' method142,513142,362142,261142,087
On Occupied Assessments143,789145,164146,691148,411
Differences+1,276+2,802+4,430+6,324

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In accordance with the usual practice, the birth, death, and morbidity rates in this report
have been based on the estimate obtained by the Waters' method.
METEOROLOGY.
The results of the observations made at the Royal Botanic Society's Garden, and published
by The Times, are shown in Table I. The summaries of the summer and autumn months
given below are of interest in connection with the occurrence of diarrhœa. Last year the
prevalence of that disease was most marked at the end of August and the beginning of
September, whereas in 1913 the period of exceptional incidence occurred during the autumn
months—September-November.

Table: Summer.

Summer.

June.July.August.
1912.1913.1914.1912.1913.1914.1912.1913.1914.
Mean Temperature (9a.m.)60.0°62.3°62.6°64.6°59.9°65.2°57.4°61.8°65.3*
Absolute Maximum81.0°84.0°85.0°88.0°78.0°92.0°70.0°81.0°82.0°
„ Minimum44.5°43.0°40.0°46.0°43.6°49.0°44.0°45.5°48.0°
Total Rainfall3.40"0.44"1.28"1.30"1.98"1.35"4.98"1.54"1.16"
No. of Days of Measurement19712101113221011
H. M.H. M.H. M.H. M.H. M.H. M.H. M.H. M.H. M.
Total Bright Sunshine192 22210 51263 41156 26103 46178 58114 8146 817417
No. of Days of Measurement283029302830272828
Temperature of Earth (mean)57.2°58.1°56.5°61.8°59.6°62.2°61.0°60.4°62.0°

Table: Autumn.

Autumn.

September.October.November.
1912.1913.1914.1912.1913.1914.1912.1913.1914.
Mean Temperature (9 a.m.)55.1°58-6°59.9°45.7°53.0°53.0°43.2°47.2°45.4°
Absolute Maximum67.8°77-0°80.0°62.5°665°66.0°55.0°59.5°61.0°
„ Minimum38.0°41-5°37.0°31.0°36.5°36.0°28.0°31.0°30.5°
Total Rainfall2.22"1-85"1.06"2.09"3.21"1.28"1.65"2.47"3.60"
No. of Days of Measurement5119131412141618
H. M.H. M.H. M.H. M.H. M.H. M.H. M.H. M.H. M.
Total Bright Sunshine114 612946179 3677 3085 3257 05205655 3344 20
No. of Days of Measurement262630202725132221
Temperature of Earth (mean)57.5°59.4°60.7*52.3°56.3°55.7°49.0°517°50 8°