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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
Shoreditch 1858
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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TABLE II.
Shewing the Weekly Meteorological Phenomena, and the Total Deaths in Shoreditch and all London ; the Deaths from Epidemics in Shoreditch and all London ; and the proportions borne by Shoreditch,
during thirteen weeks, ending April 3rd, 1858.
| 1858. Week ending | Average Temperature. | Barometer | Difference between Dew-point Temperature and Air-Temperature | WIND. | Rain in Inches. | TOTAL DEATHS | Proportion of deaths from all causesin Shoreditch to all London | DEATHS Fbom EPIDEMICS | Proportion of Deaths from Epidemics in Shoreditch to all London | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Direction | Amount of Horizontal Movement, miles. | In Shore ditch | In all London | in Shoreditch | In all London | |||||||
| Jan. 9 | 34.°5 | INCHES 30.148 | 2.°8 | S. w. | 865 | 0.09 | 65 | 1327 | 1/20 | 4 | 185 | 1/46 |
| „ 16 | 39.8 | 30.209 | 3.2 | S. w. | 795 | 0.06 | 60 | 1289 | 1/21 | 12 | 198 | 1/16 |
| „ 23 | 37.6 | 30.231 | 6.3 | variable | 1085 | 0.00 | 56 | 1344 | 1/24 | 12 | 199 | 1/16 |
| „ 30 | 37.5 | 30.104 | 4.4 | variable | 810 | 0.22 | 57 | 1363 | 1/24 | 9 | 187 | 1/21 |
| Feb. 6 | 37.8 | 29.738 | 21 | s. w. | 935 | 0.77 | 64 | 1314 | 1/20 | 8 | 182 | 1/23 |
| „ 13 | 34.3 | 29.954 | 3.1 | s.e. & n.e. | 355 | 0.08 | 53 | 1195 | 1/23 | 8 | 184 | 1/23 |
| „ 20 | 34.0 | 29.872 | 4.1 | n.e. | 470 | 0.97 | 53 | 1275 | 1/24 | 7 | 175 | 1/25 |
| „ 27 | 33.1 | 29.837 | 5.6 | E. | 565 | 0.00 | 67 | 1288 | 1/19 | 10 | 201 | 1/20 |
| Mar. 6 | 31.5 | 29.420 | 6.0 | e. n.e. | 910 | 0.45 | 63 | 1353 | 1/21 | 6 | 197 | 1/33 |
| „ 13 | 34.7 | 29.526 | 4.7 | n. w. | 865 | 0.25 | 87 | 1487 | 1/16 | 8 | 230 | 1/28 |
| „ 20 | 480 | 29.963 | 7.7 | w. | 495 | 0.10 | 69 | 1431 | 1/21 | 11 | 246 | 1/22 |
| „ 27 | 46.6 | 30.190 | 8.8 | variable | 140 | 0.00 | 56 | 1268 | 1/23 | 9 | 192 | 1/21 |
| April 3 | 44.6 | 29.677 | 6.0 | variable | 800 | 0.42 | 61 | 1374 | 1/22 | 8 | 203 | 1/25 |
| Means | 37.°9 | 29.905 | 4.9 | Totals | 9090 | 3.41 | 811 | 17308 | 1/21 | 112 | 2579 | 1/23 |
| No. of Column | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |