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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Climatological Summary, Year 1956 Station.
Camden Square, N. W.1.-Lat. 51° 33' N. Long. 0° 8 W.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barometer - Mean Pressure at 32°F. mbs. (reduced to M. S.L.) Air Temperature -Mean of - | 1011. 5 | 1025.6 | 016.0 | 1015.6 | 1022.4 | 1018. 0 | 1014,1* | 1010.5 | 1015.5 | 1022.1 | 1021.6 | 1018.3 |
| A. Maximum °F | 45.8 | 37.9 | 52. 7 | 54. 6 | 68. 5 | 65.7 | 71.1 | 67.0 | 68.1 | 57.9 | 49.4 | 47.9 |
| B. Minimum °F | 35.9 | 26.8 | 38.1 | 38.2 | 47.5 | 50.6 | 56.4 | 53.6 | 45.1 | 39.4 | 40.7 | |
| Mean of A and B °F | 40.9 | 32.3 | 45.4 | 46.4 | 58.0 | 58.1 | 63.7 | 60.0 | 60.9 | 51.5 | 44.4 | 44.3 |
| Difference from average(1921-1950) °F | + 0.7 | 8.3 | + 0.8 | - 3.2 | + 2.2 | - 3.5 | -1.3 | - 4.3 | + 1.1 | - 0.9 | 0.6 | + 3.2 |
| Mean relative humidity per cent. | 87* | 79 | 76 | 72 | 65 | 77.2 | 79.7 | 80.8 | 84.4 | 87. 5 | 88. 8 | 91.1 |
| Earth temperature at 4 ft. depth °F Bright sunshine | 44. 9 | 42.2 | 41.6 | 44.9 | 49.4 | 53.8 | 56.7 | 57.8 | 56.6 | 54.9 | 50.6 | |
| Total observed (daily-mean) Hr | 1.15 | 1.67 | 3.63 | 4.21 | 7.33 | 4.42 | 5.23 | 4.75 | 3.11 | 3.03 | 1.34 | 0.25 |
| Percentage of average(1921-1950) Rainfall (rain-gauge level, 110 ft.) - | 121 | 104 | 122 | 96 | 121 | 65 | 84 | 84 | 74 | 113 | 98 | 29 |
| Number of days precipitation | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 17 |
| Total fall In | 3.60 | 0.30 | 0.99 | 1.16 | 0.43 | 2.34 | 5.90 | 5.05 | 2.14 | 2.24 | 0.38 | |
| Percentage of average(1881-1915) | 194 | 18 | 54 | 75 | 24 | 116 | 248 | 229 | 118 | 85 | 16 | 115 |
| Hour of observation 9 a.m. (GMT). The readings for Bright Sunshine are those taken at Regent's Park - no readings being recorded at Camden Square. | ||||||||||||
| Year | Total Rainfall Days | |||||||||||
| 1945 | 152 | 21. 57 | ||||||||||
| 1946 | 166 | 29. 51 | ||||||||||
| 1947 | 140 | 20. 98' | ||||||||||
| 1948 | 146 | 23.48 | ||||||||||
| 1949 | 111 | 17.61 | ||||||||||
| 1950 | 165 | 24. 68 | ||||||||||
| 1951 | 185 | 32. 58 | ||||||||||
| 1952 | 162 | 24.26 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 134 | 20. 57 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | 170 | 25. 91 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | 146 | 21.35 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | 156 | 27.28 | ||||||||||