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Wandsworth 1862
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]
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TABLE II.
Births registered during the year ending 31st December, 1862.
sub-districts.
Males.
Females.
Total.
Clapham
308
314
622
Wandsworth
197
196
393
Battersea
384
400
784
Putney and Roehampton
84
101
185
Streatham, including Tooting & Balham
139
127
266
Total
1112
1138
2250
** The excess of Births over Deaths in the entire district is 907.
TABLE III.
Meteorological Means for 1862, from Observations taken at
Greenwich.
Jan, Feb.,
and
March.
April, May,
and
June.
July, Aug.,
and
September.
Oct., Nov.,
and
December.
The Year.
Temperature of
the Air
41.1
53.3
58.7
45.0
49.5
Evaporation
39.2
50.4
55.6
43.7
47.2
Dew Point
36.9
47.5
52.8
42.1
44.8
Weight of Vapour
in a cubic foot
of Air
2.5 grs.
3.7 grs.
4.5 grs.
3.1 grs.
3.4 grs.
Degree of Humidity
(Satn 100)
85
80
81
89
84
Reading of Barometer
29.703
29.763
29 802
29.795
29.766
Weight of a cubic
foot of Air
549 grs.
537 grs.
532 grs.
547 grs.
541 grs.
Rain (amount of)
6.1 in.
7.4 in.
6.3 in.
6.6 in.
26.24 in.