Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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The syllabus,which has been abbreviated by leaving out the terms printed in italics, is the one which was used ten years ago for lectures to teachers in Bradford, and has since been slightly modified and approved by a committee of the Incorporated Society of Medical Officers of Health as suitable for medical men who may be required to lecture to teachers.
No, | Data. | External weather. | Room T°, | % Humidity. | CO2 vols. in 10,000. | CO2 limits. | Increased movement of air. | School smell. | Number of children present. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dry. | Wet. | |||||||||
1 | Oct 2 | Warm. muggy day, wind S.W. | 64.5° | 62.5° | 87.5 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 0 | + ?? | 40 |
7.5 | ||||||||||
2 | 5 | Warn: and close, wet bulb 61°, wind, S.W. | 68.5° | 64.5° | 79.0 | 26.5 | 15 | 0 | + + | 40 |
35 | ||||||||||
3 | „ 9 | S. wind, warm, moist and cloudy. | 67.0° | 64.0° | 82.0 | 23.0 | 12 | 0 | + + | 35 |
34 | ||||||||||
4 | ,,12 | S.E. wind, bright and cool. | 67.0° | 62.0° | 76.0 | 24.0 | 14 | Fan + | + + | 35 |
31 | ||||||||||
5 | ,,15 | Damp, fresh morning. | 60.0° | 56.5° | 80.5 | 31.0 | 17 | Fan + | + + | 37 |
44 | ||||||||||
6 | ,,17 | Fresh S.W. breeze, few clouds. | 65.0° | 63.0° | 84.5 | 23.0 | 20 | 0 | + + | 28 |
+ 4 kettles | 35 | |||||||||
7 | ,, 23 | Warm and cloudy, S.W. wind. | 63.0° | 60.5° | 83.0 | 30.0 | 8 | Fan + | + + | 36 |
+4 kettles | 37 | |||||||||
8 | ,, 26 | Morning foggy, cloudy day, N.E | 61.0° | 58.0° | 82 | 34.5 | 30 | Fan + | 0 | 23 |
38 | ||||||||||
9 | Nov. 13 | Close, cold, foggy, no wind | 71.0° | 60.5° | 53 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
22 | ||||||||||
10 | ,, 29 | Mild, S W. breezes and rain. | 58.0° | 56.5° | 89 | 8 | 7.5 | Fan + | 0 | 35 |
95 | ||||||||||
11 | Dec 4 | Mild, fine drizzle. | 58.0° | 56.0° | 86 | 7 | 5 | 0 | o | 35 |
7 | ||||||||||
12 | ,, 11 | Drizzling, not cold; | 58.0° | 55.0° | 76 | 30 | 15 | 0 | + + | 36 |
+4 kettles | 40 | |||||||||
13 | ,,14 | Sunshiny and fresh. | 57.0° | 52.0° | 72 | 26 | 18 | 0 | + + | 34 |
+2 kettles | added | 35 | ||||||||
14 | „ 17 | Damp, muggy, no wind, slight fog. | 73 0° | 63.0° | 54 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
9 | ||||||||||
15 | Jan. 7 | Windy and bracing. | 74.5° | 63.5° | 54 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
14.0 | ||||||||||
16 | ,, 9 | Warm, cloudy. | 73.0C | 63.5° | 56 | 64.5 | 10 | Fan + | 0 | 26 |
+4 kettles | added | 100 | ||||||||
17 | ,,16 | Cloudy, close. | 73.0° | 60.0° | 46 | 40 | 20 | Fan + | + ? | 26 |
+ 4 kettles | added | 60 | ||||||||
18 | „ 18 | Dry day. | 56.0° | 52.5° | 78 | 34 | 9 | Fan + | + ? | 23 |
+4 kettles | added | 45 | ||||||||
19 | „ 23 | Bright, frosty, keen dry wind. | 55.0° | 44.0° | 44 | 60 | 50 | Fan ++ | 0 | 24 |
added | 63 | |||||||||
20 | „ 25 | Snow on ground, sun-shine | 56.0° | 50.0° | 70 | 60 | 11 | Fan + | + + | 20 |
added | 80 + | |||||||||
21 | „ 30 | Fine crisp day. | 57.0° | 48.5° | 55 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
9 | ||||||||||
22 | Feb, 6 | Bracing sunny day. | 60.0° | 49.0" | 47 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
7 |