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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
Acton 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Meteorological Table for Saint Pancras, 1936. ( 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 V. S. .L.) | 29.6 | 29.7 | 29.8 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 29.8 | 30.1 | 30.0 | 30.1 | 29.9 | 30.1 |
| Air Temperature— Mean of— A. Maximum | 45.0 | 42.4 | 52.6 | 52.2 | 65.7 | 71.2 | 69.2 | 73.1 | 67.'0 | 57.0 | 48.7 | 47.2 |
| B. Minimum | 37.4 | 33.2 | 40.9 | 39.3 | 46.8 | 54.5 | 55.9 | 56.0 | 54.5 | 43.6 | 39.0 | 37.6 |
| Mean of A and B | 41.2 | 37.8 | 46.7 | 45.7 | 56.3 | 62.9 | 62.5 | 64.5 | 60.7 | 50.3 | 43.9 | 42.4 |
| Difference from Average | +1.1 | —2.7 | +3.0 | —2.6 | 0.0 | +2.2 | —1.8 | + 1.3 | + 1.9 | —1.4 | +0.2 | +1.3 |
| Humidity—Morning | 88.9 | 89.2 | 85.0 | 70.2 | 72.5 | 73.3 | 70.5 | 77.5 | 84.5 | 80.7 | 90.0 | 90.0 |
| Earth Temperature at 4 ft. depth | 44.8 | 42.8 | 42.9 | 45.7 | 49.5 | 53.8 | 57.8 | 58.3 | 58.7 | 55.0 | 50.8 | 47.1 |
| Bright Sunshine— Total Observed (daily mean) Hrs. | 0.60 | 1.66 | 1.18 | 3.89 | 6.00 | 6.15 | 4.11 | 5.68 | 2.83 | 2.33 | 0.92 | 1.13 |
| Per cent. of total possible | 7 | 17 | 13 | 28 | 38 | 37 | 26 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 14 |
| Difference from average Hrs. | —0.37 | +0.05 | —1.16 | —0.25 | —0.20 | —0.31 | —2.48 | - 0.12 | —1.14 | —0.20 | —0.31 | +0.40 |
| Rain and other forms of precipitation-Number of Days | 20 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 19 |
| Total Fall Ins. | 4.02 | 1.47 | 1.11 | 1.36 | 0.48 | 3.82 | 2.98 | 0.48 | 2.99 | 2.04 | 3.07 | 1.87 |
| Difference from average | +2.20 | —0.20 | —0.76 | -0.16 | —1.32 | +1.84 , | +3.04 | —1.76 | +1.20 | —0.60 | +0.72 | —0.56 |
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.