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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
St Pancras 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 6.—Meteorological Table for Saint Pancras, 1922. (
| — | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barometer—. Mean pressure at 32° Fahr. at station level | 29.722 | 29.812 | 29.776 | 29.668 | 30.009 | 29.902 | 29.824 | 29.857 | 29.89 | 29.949 | 30.09 | 29.743 |
| Air temperature— Mean of— Maximum A | 45.4 | 47.3 | 48.0 | 52.3 | 70.4 | 70.5 | 67.6 | 67.7 | 63.7 | 56.1 | 49.1 | 47.7 |
| Minimum B | 34.8 | 34.9 | 37.0 | 37.3 | 48.7 | 51.6 | 52.2 | 51 .5 | 48.5 | 41.9 | 37.9 | 39.5 |
| Mean of A and B | 40.1 | 41 . | 42.5 | 44.8 | 59.5 | 611 | 59.9 | 59.6 | 56.1 | 49.0 | 43.5 | 43 6 |
| Difference from average | +1.3 | +1.1 | -0.4 | -3.6 | +4.4 | +0.1 | -4.4 | -3.6 | -2.5 | -1.7 | -0.8 | +31 |
| Humidity.—Morning | 87 | 85 | 81 | 74 | 66 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 83 | 82 | 87 | 88 |
| Earth temperature at 4 ft. depth | 44.8 | 42.8 | 44.2 | 44.1 | 49.1 | 57.2 | 56.8 | 57.4 | 56.4 | 53.4 | 48.2 | 46.0 |
| Bright sunshine— Total observed (daily mean) Hrs. | 11.8 | 3.0 | 3.58 | 5.05 | 9.03 | 7.96 | 5.16 | 4.65 | 3.78 | 4.05 | 1.56 | 1.45 |
| Per cent, of total possible | 14 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 58 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 38 | 18 | 19 |
| Difference from average Hrs. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rain and other forms of precipitation— Number of days | 20 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 18 |
| Total fall Ins. | 2.81 | 2.20 | 1.51 | 3.02 | 0.83 | 112 | 3.84 | 2.54 | 2.13 | 1.02 | 1.44 | 3.15 |
| Difference from average „ | +0.95 | +0.55 | -0.35 | + 1.50 | -0.95 | -0.91 | + 1.42 | +0.32 | +0.32 | -1.61 | -0.87 | +0.75 |
The readings for pressure (Bar. 100 ft. above M.S.L.: hours of observations 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., local time), humidity and bright sunshine are taken at
Enfield. The other readings are taken at Camden Square. The averages used are obtained from observations extending over 35 years for rainfall,
temperature and sunshine.