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Wandsworth 1884

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth District, The Board of Works (Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting & Wandsworth)]

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TABLE VII. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR LONDON, 1884. Deduced from Observations, at Greenwich, under the Superintendence of the Astronomer Royal, and compiled from Quarterly Tables, furnished to the Registrar-Generalby James Glaisher, Esq., F.R.S.

Winter Jan., Feb., March. Spring April, May, June. Summer July, Aug., Sept. Autumn Oct., Nov., Dec.Temperature ofElastic 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
Air.Evaporation.Dew Point.Air— Daily Range.Number of Nights it wasLowest Reading at Night.Highest Reading at Night.
Mean.Diff. from Average of 113 Years.DifP. from Average of 43 Yea re.Mean.Diff. from Average of 43 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 43 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 43 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 43 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 43 Years.Mean (Satn=100).Diff. from Average of 43 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 43 Years.Mean.Diff. from Average of 43 Years.Amount.Diff. from Average of 70 Years.At or below 30°.Between 30° & 40°.Above 40°.
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in.in.
YEAR.50.7+2.1+1.347.6+1.044.4+0.716.1+0.2.301+.0073.40.080-329.813+.027541-218.05-7.336517712417.558.4
First Quarter43.4+4.7+3.541.3+3.338.8+3.411.6-0.3.237+.0312.7+0.384-129.807+.043549-44.64-0.3722591024.042.0
Second do.52.5+0.2-0.448.8-0.345.1-0.419.8-0.2.304-.0033.50.076-229.775-.003538-14.31-1.5012502917.950.8
Third do.62.7+3.0+2.558.2+1.854.0+0.921.6+1.9.417+.0124.60.074-429.817+.025527-34.53-2.870187430.758.4
Fourth do.44.1+0.5-0.442.1-0.639.7-0.911.4-0.4.246-.0132.8-0.385-329.854+.043549+24.57-2.5931501117.546.7

III this Table, + and — respectively signify that the numbar in the preceding column are above or below the average to the extent of the quantities to which these signs are prefixed.