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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Meteorological Table for Saint Pancras, 1937.
| 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.) | 29.8 | 29.6 | 29.72 | 29.9 | 30.0 | 30.1 | 30.0 | 30.1 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.1 | 29.9 |
| Air Temperature— Mean of— | ||||||||||||
| A. Maximum | 46.7 | 48.7 | 46.3 | 56.9 | 65.3 | 70.8 | 71.6 | 76.2 | 67.6 | 59.9 | 47.9 | 42.7 |
| B. Minimum | 37.9 | 39.6 | 34.8 | 43.7 | 49.2 | 53.3 | 57.1 | 57.8 | 50.9 | 47.9 | 37.9 | 35.5 |
| Mean of A and B | 42.3 | 44.1 | 40.5 | 50.3 | 57.3 | 62.1 | 64.3 | 67.0 | 59.3 | 63. 9 | 42.9 | 39.1 |
| Difference from Average | +2.0 | + 3.6 | —3.2 | + 2.0 | +0.9 | +1.1 | 0.0 | +3.3 | +0.3 | +2.0 | -1.2 | —2.4 |
| Humidity—Morning | 90 | 84 | 79 | 81 | 74 | 65 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 87 | 91 | 91 |
| Earth Temperature at 4 ft. depth | 40.5 | 44.8 | 43.6 | 45.5 | 49.7 | 55.3 | 58.2 | 60.0 | 58.8 | 56.5 | 51.6 | 46.3 |
| Bright Sunshine-Total Observed (daily mean) Hrs. | 0.75 | 1.65 | 2.88 | 2.93 | 5.40 | 6.68 | 4.23 | 5.95 | 4.75 | 2.16 | 1.39 | 0.48 |
| Per cent. of total possible | 9 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 35 | 41 | 26 | 41 | 38 | 20 | 16 | 6 |
| Percentage of average Hrs. | 81 | 103 | 102 | 70 | 87 | 102 | 69 | 106 | 112 | 83 | 108 | 60 |
| Rain and other forms of precipitation— Number of Days | 23 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
| Total Fall Ins. | 3.47 | 4.33 | 2.96 | 2.64 | 2.89 | 1.49 | 0.53 | 1.34 | 1.54 | 2.21 | 1.26 | 3.92 |
| Percentage of average (1881-1916) | 187 | 262 | 160 | 172 | 163 | 74 | 22 | 61 | 85 | 84 | 53 | 164 |
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.
Total rainfall for year, 28.58 inches.