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 Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]
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METEOROLOGY. | DEATHS. | ||||||||||||||||
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1858. Months. | Mean Reading of Barometer. | Mean Temperature of Air. | Mean Dew point Temperature. | Relative proportion of Wind. | Daily Horizontal Movement of Air. | Amount of Rain in Inches. | In Bethnal Green. | In London. | |||||||||
Total. | Annual percentage of Deaths in Bethnal Green. | Epidemic. | Percentage of Epidemic to Total Deaths. | Total. | Annual percentage of London Deaths. | Epidemic. | Percentage of Epidemic to Total Deaths. | ||||||||||
N. | E. | S. | W. | ||||||||||||||
In | o | o | Miles. | In. | |||||||||||||
January | 30.171 | 37.5 | 33.8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 119 | 0.7 | 194 | 2.331, or 1 Death in 42 90 | 39 | 25.55 | 5323 | 2.356, or 1 Death in 42.44 | 769 | 21.04 |
February | 29.841 | 34.6 | 30.4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 83 | 1.7 | 175 | 38 | 5072 | 742 | ||||
March | 29.765 | 41.4 | 34.6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 87 | 0.9 | 271 | 52 | 6913 | 1048 | ||||
April | 29.779 | 46.2 | 38.7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 73 | 2.4 | 170 | 24 | 4697 | 835 | ||||
May | 29.709 | 51.7 | 43.6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 96 | 1.8 | 176 | 38 | 4301 | 827 | ||||
June | 29.915 | 64.9 | 53.7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 1.2 | 235 | 65 | 5543 | 1230 | ||||
July | 29.781 | 60.6 | 51.5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 77 | 2.9 | 201 | 64 | 4657 | 1429 | ||||
August | 29.826 | 62.0 | 51.7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | .. | 1.6 | 200 | 63 | 4567 | 1307 | ||||
September | 29.865 | 60.3 | 63.4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 101 | 0.9 | 202 | 83 | 5121 | 1431 | ||||
October | 29.834 | 50.8 | 46.1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 106 | 12 | 154 | 55 | 4388 | 1192 | ||||
November | 29.750 | 39.6 | 35.7 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 0.4 | 218 | 41 | 5855 | 1188 | ||||
December | 29.771 | 410 | 37.8 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 109 | 1.5 | 246 | 62 | 7445 | 1445 | ||||
Totals of year | 29.834 | 49.2 | 42.6 | 84 | 85 | 68 | 118 | 86 | 17.2 | 2442 | 624 | 63882 | 13443 |