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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 6.—Metrological Table for Saint Pancras, 1923.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barometer— | ||||||||||||
| Mean Pressure at 32° F. at station level (Bar. 112 ft. above M.S.L.) | 30.206 | 29.547 | 30.049 | 29.772 | 29.926 | 30.136 | 30.011 | 29.955 | 30.003 | 29.734 | 29.803 | 29.980 |
| Air temperature— | ||||||||||||
| Mean of— | ||||||||||||
| Maximum A | 47.7 | 49.0 | 51.5 | 55.7 | 61.5 | 65.1 | 78.1 | 73.2 | 67.2 | 58.1 | 44.5 | 44.9 |
| Minimum B | 35.3 | 38.9 | 38.9 | 40.5 | 45.0 | 49.3 | 58.4 | 54.2 | 48.8 | 46.3 | 33.6 | 33.7 |
| Mean of A and B | 41.5 | 43.9 | 45.2 | 48.1 | 53.3 | 57.2 | 68.3 | 63.7 | 58.0 | 52.2 | 39.1 | 39.3 |
| Difference from Average | +2.7 | +3.9 | +2.3 | —0.3 | —1.8 | —3.8 | +4.0 | +0.5 | —0.6 | + 1.5 | —5.2 | —1.2 |
| Humidity—Morning | 91 | 91 | 87 | 74 | 75 | 72 | 67 | 70 | 81 | 87 | 88 | 91 |
| Earth Temperature at 4 ft. depth | 44.0 | 43.9 | 43.9 | 46.1 | 49.5 | 51.7 | 58.0 | 60.4 | 57.3 | 54.2 | 49.3 | 41.3 |
| Bright Sunshine— Total Observed (daily mean) Hrs. | 1.64 | 1.73 | 2.51 | 3.93 | 5.29 | 4.04 | 7.37 | 7.79 | 5.86 | 2.94 | 2.29 | 1.26 |
| Per cent of total possible | 20 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 34 | 24 | 46 | 54 | 47 | 27 | 26 | 16 |
| Difference from average Hrs. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rain and other forms of precipitation— Number of Days | 15 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 19 |
| Total Fall Ins. | 1.28 | 3.04 | 2.39 | 1.37 | 2.28 | 0.42 | 3.24 | 2.01 | 1.29 | 5.94 | 1.46 | 2.31 |
| Difference from average „ | —0.55 | +1.38 | +0.55 | —0.16 | +0.51 | —1.58 | +0.83 | —0.20 | —0.51 | +3.31 | —0.91 | —0.08 |
Hour of observation, 9 a.m. (Greenwich time). The readings for Bright Sunshine are those taken at Hampstead—no readings being recorded at
Camden Square.