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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 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 5.—Meteorological Table for Saint Pancras, 1927. (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 32° F. at station level (Bar. 112 ft. above M.S.L.) | 29.832 | 30.073 | 29.756 | 29.955 | 30.065 | 29.917 | 29.894 | 29.883 | 29.805 | 30.058 | 29.970 | 29.906 |
| Air temperature— | ||||||||||||
| Mean of— | ||||||||||||
| A. Maximum | 45.0 | 44.7 | 53.0 | 56.5 | 66.2 | 66.4 | 69.1 | 70.8 | 63.0 | 58.5 | 48.2 | 39.3 |
| B. Minimum | 36.5 | 36.0 | 40.9 | 41.7 | 46.6 | 50.3 | 56.0 | 55.7 | 50.7 | 45.8 | 39.2 | 33.6 |
| Mean of A and B | 40.7 | 40.3 | 46.9 | 49.1 | 56.4 | 58.3 | 62.5 | 63.3 | 56.9 | 52.1 | 43.7 | 36.5 |
| Difference from Averag | +1.9 | +0.3 | +4.0 | +0.7 | +1.3 | —2.7 | —1.8 | +0.1 | —1.7 | +1.4 | —0.6 | —4.0 |
| Humidity—Morning | 91 | 92 | 85 | 74 | 70 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 92 |
| Earth Temperature at 4 ft. depth | 44.0 | 42.6 | 44.0 | 45.9 | 50.0 | 53.5 | 56.0 | 58.2 | 57.5 | 53.4 | 50.6 | 46.4 |
| Bright Sunshine— | ||||||||||||
| Total Observed (daily mean) Hrs. | 0.65 | 0.73 | 2.75 | 5.14 | 7.40 | 5.63 | 4.30 | 5.55 | 2.66 | 1.75 | 1.00 | 0.42 |
| Per cent, of total possible | 8 | 7 | 23 | 37 | 47 | 34 | 27 | 38 | 2l | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| Difference from average Hrs. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rain and other forms of precipitation— | ||||||||||||
| Number of Days | 17 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 |
| Total Fall Ins. | 1.78 | 3.34 | 2.57 | 2.02 | 1.29 | 2.80 | 3.24 | 3.97 | 4.77 | 1.29 | 2.60 | 4.17 |
| Difference from average ,, | —0.08 | +1.69 | +0.71 | +0.47 | —0.47 | +0.79 | +0.83 | +1.77 | +2.95 | —1.34 | +0.24 | +1.77 |
Hour of observation, 9 a.m. (Greenwich time). The readings for Bright Sunshine are those taken at Regent's Park—no readings being recorded at
Camden Square.