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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 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 6.—Meteorological Table for Saint Pancras, 1924. {Deduced from observations at Camden Square, N.W. 1.)
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barometer— | ||||||||||||
| Mean Pressure at 32º F. at station level (Bar. 112 ft. above M.S.L.) | 29.974 | 30.058 | 29.892 | 29.888 | 29.889 | 30.021 | 29.907 | 29.858 | 29.584 | 29.929 | 30.084 | 29.982 |
| Air temperature— | ||||||||||||
| Mean of— | ||||||||||||
| Maximum A | 45.0 | 41.8 | 49.3 | 55.0 | 65.2 | 69.6 | 72.3 | 68.1 | 64.5 | 57.3 | 50.2 | 48.0 |
| Minimum B | 37.0 | 33.2 | 33.5 | 39.7 | 48.2 | 52.8 | 54.2 | 53.0 | 52.7 | 47.2 | 41.4 | 40.9 |
| Mean of A and B | 41.0 | 37.5 | 41.4 | 47.3 | 56.7 | 61.2 | 633 | 60.5 | 58.6 | 52.3 | 45.8 | 44.5 |
| Difference from Average | +2.2 | —2.5 | —1.5 | —1.1 | + 1.6 | +0.2 | —1.0 | —2.7 | 0.0 | +.'6 | +1.5 | +4.0 |
| Humidity—Morning | 91 | 87 | 82 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 90 | 88 | 90 |
| Earth Temperature at 4 ft. depth | 42.7 | 42.4 | 40.5 | 42.8 | 48.3 | 53.9 | 58.6 | 58.3 | 57.0 | 54.3 | 50.5 | 47.8 |
| Bright Sunshine— | ||||||||||||
| Total Observed (daily mean) Hrs. | 1.43 | 1.67 | 4.97 | 4.72 | 6.47 | 7.16 | 7.56 | 4.84 | 3.52 | 2.32 | 1.24 | 1.14 |
| Per cent. of total possible | 17 | 17 | 42 | 34 | 4.2 | 43 | 47 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 15 |
| Difference from average Hrs. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rain and other forms of precipitation— Number of Days | 18 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 15 |
| Total Fall Ins. | 2.75 | 065 | 0.73 | 3.14 | 3.14 | 2.47 | 5.69 | 2.72 | 2.59 | 3.52 | 2.50 | 3.18 |
| Difference from average ,, | +0.91 | —0.98 | —1.10 | +1.61 | +1.38 | +0.47 | +3.31 | +0.51 | +0.79 | +0.87 | +0.12 | +0.79 |
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.