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 Woolwich]
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TABLE VIII., 1902.
Meteorology and Begistered Deaths from all causes, and from certain prevalent Diseases, in each week of Year.
Week. | Temperature of the air. | Temperature 3 Feet Below Ground. | Mean Humidity. Complete Saturation = 100. | Rainfall in inches. | Deaths corrected for Public Institutions. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date of Ending. | Highest during week. | Lowest during week. | Mean Temperature. | All causes. | Diarrhoea. | Six other Zymotic Diseases. | Bronchitis and Pneumonia. | Tubercle. | |||
Jan. 4 | 55.4 | 39.4 | 48.6 + | 43.14 | 87 | 0.84 | 40 | .. | 2 | 12 | 8 |
„ 11 | 52.5 | 37.2 | 45.0 + | 44.60 | 86 | 0.04 | 40 | .. | 4 | 11 | 4 |
,, 18 | 48.5 | 24.7 | 38.2 av. | 44.14 | 84 | 0.09 | 46 | .. | 8 | 7 | 9 |
„ 25 | 51.7 | 27.4 | 43.3 + | 43.53 | 85 | 0.11 | 48 | .. | 4 | 12 | 10 |
Feb. 1 | 47.1 | 29.2 | 36.3 — | 42.83 | 77 | 0.20 | 29 | 1 | .. | 6 | 4 |
8 | 41.0 | 30.5 | 33.9 — | 40.81 | 88 | 0.17 | 53 | .. | 5 | 11 | 12 |
15 | 39.8 | 19.0 | 30.4 — | 39.68 | 77 | 0.03 | 50 | .. | 3 | 8 | 9 |
„ 22 | 50.2 | 14.3 | 33.8 — | 38.22 | 86 | 0.15 | 52 | •• | .. | 13 | 7 |
Mar. 1 | 54.1 | 35.2 | 44.1 + | 39.72 | 90 | 0.44 | 54 | .. | 9 | 11 | 8 |
8 | 53.6 | 26.6 | 41.2 + | 41.65 | 92 | 0.07 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
,, 35 | 56.9 | 34.3 | 46.2 + | 42.49 | 78 | 0.57 | 45 | .. | 10 | 6 | 3 |
,,22 | 60.0 | 34.5 | 45.5 + | 43.47 | 77 | 0.30 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
,,29 | 59.0 | 31.3 | 44.3 + | 43.07 | 75 | 0.41 | 21 | .. | 3 | 5 | 2 |
1st Qr. | 60.0 | 14.3 | 8 W + | 142.10 | 83 | 3.42 | 558 | 4 | 58 | 115 | 79 |
4 W — | |||||||||||
1 W av. | |||||||||||
April 5 | 60.5 | 34.5 | 45.3 — | 44.20 | 74 | 0.15 | 32 | .. | 8 | 6 | 2 |
„ 12 | 52.3 | 30.9 | 41.0 — | 44.22 | 75 | 0.09 | 41 | .. | 11 | 5 | 5 |
,,19 | 68.2 | 32.1 | 49.4 + | 44.67 | 74 | 0.12 | 36 | .. | 4 | 7 | 3 |
,,26 | 65.7 | 38.2 | 51.8 + | 47.14 | 73 | 0.06 | 35 | .. | 6 | 6 | 2 |
May 3 | 573 | 33.9 | 46.5 — | 48.12 | 70 | 0.51 | 30 | .. | 2 | 7 | 5 |
„ 10 | 53.9 | 34.3 | 42.3 — | 47.31 | 82 | 0.85 | 35 | .. | 4 | 4 | 6 |
„ 17 | 58.3 | 29.8 | 45.0 — | 46.67 | 79 | 0.84 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
„ 24 | 67.9 | 40.2 | 49.7 . | 47.42 | 78 | 0.57 | 31 | .. | 4 | 4 | 1 |
„ 31 | 71.0 | 44.0 | 57.6 + | 50.28 | 72 | 0.56 | 40 | .. | 5 | 8 | 4 |
June 7 | 77.1 | 46.6 | 57.6 — | 53.18 | 78 | 0.93 | 31 | .. | 5 | 6 | 5 |
„ 14 | 61.6 | 41.1 | 50.2 — | 53.48 | 80 | 1.53 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. |
„ 21 | 72.8 | 44.6 | 55.1 — | 53.20 | 81 | 0.38 | 25 | .. | 5 | 2 | 2 |
„ 28 | 80.0 | 50.0 | 64.8 + | 56.06 | 64 | 0.00 | 22 | .. | .. | 6 | |
2nd Qr. | 80.0 | 29.8 | 9 W — | 48.92 | 75 | 6.59 | 428 | 2 | 63 | 67 | 45 |
4 W + | |||||||||||
July 5 | 80.6 | 48.4 | 62.1 + | 59.01 | 72 | 0.58 | 24 | .. | 6 | 2 | 3 |
„ 12 | 83.5 | 42.4 | 62.8 + | 60.62 | 71 | 0.35 | 34 | .. | 4 | 1 | 3 |
„ 19 | 86.1 | 46.7 | 64.0 + | 61.09 | 60 | 0.01 | 31 | .. | 6 | 2 | 5 |
„ 26 | 74.2 | 48.5 | 57.1 - | 60.27 | 78 | 0.21 | 31 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Aug. 2 | 71.4 | 42.8 | 58.1 - | 60.02 | 72 | 0.29 | 26 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 |
„ 9 | 73.6 | 46.7 | 59.1 - | 59.94 | 82 | 0.44 | 27 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 |
,, 16 | 79.0 | 45.2 | 58.5 — | 59.34 | 76 | 0.17 | 27 | .. | .. | 3 | 9 |
,, 23 | 73.9 | 46.4 | 60.7 - | 59.79 | 79 | 1.43 | 25 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 |
„ 30 | 77.0 | 48.2 | 60.4 — | 59.P2 | 78 | 0.24 | 31 | .. | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Sept. 6 | 73.0 | 49.2 | 608 + | 60.28 | 83 | 0.68 | 30 | 4 | .. | 1 | 3 |
„ 13 | 70.6 | 41.2 | 56.4 — | 60.09 | 81 | 1.45 | 30 | 8 | .. | 1 | 7 |
„ 20 | 65.1 | 36.8 | 52.9 - | 58.35 | 73 | 0.06 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
„ 27 | 75.1 | 38.3 | 55.9 — | 57.16 | 77 | o.oo | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3rd Qr. | 86.1 | 36.8 | 4 W + | 59.68 | 75 | 5.91 | 380 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 52 |
9 W — | |||||||||||
Oct. 4 | 59.1 | 41.0 | 49.1 — | 56.19 | 78 | 0.11 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
,, 11 | 67.1 | 42.8 | 51.1 — | 54.26 | 89 | 0.28 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
„ 18 | 61.7 | 40.4 | 50.9 + | 54.23 | 82 | 0.62 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
„ 25 | 61.2 | 32.6 | 49.9 + | 52.78 | 84 | 0.17 | 40 | .. | 1 | 6 | 10 |
Nov. 1 | 57.7 | 362 | 48.6 + | 52.27 | 85 | 004 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
„ 8 | 57.9 | 40.2 | 49.5 + | 51.44 | 80 | 0.46 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
,, 15 | 55.9 | 34.7 | 47.4 + | 50.93 | 86 | 0.01 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
„ 22 | 44.6 | 27.2 | 35.4 - | 48.66 | 79 | o.oo | 30 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
„ 29 | 52.3 | 36.9 | 46.0 + | 46.62 | 90 | 0.42 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
Deo. 6 | 49.6 | 25.4 | 37.2 — | 46.77 | 82 | 0.56 | 35 | .. | 3 | 6 | 7 |
„ 13 | 49.8 | 24.5 | 36.0 — | 43.69 | 82 | 0.09 | 27 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 |
„ 20 | 56.7 | 37.9 | 48.2 + | 44.53 | 81 | 0.87 | 39 | .. | 2 | 7 | 4 |
„ 27 | 51.5 | 35.4 | 45.6 + | 45.82 | 84 | o.oo | 36 | .. | 1 | 11 | 2 |
Jan. 3 | 51.8 | 34.9 | 408 + | 44.98 | 84 | 0.58 | 34 | .. | 2 | 10 | 4 |
4 th Qr. | 61.7 | 24.5 | 9 W + | 149.51 | 83 | 4.21 | 477 | 22 | 24 | 94 | 63 |
5 W — | |||||||||||
Whole Year. | 86.1 | 14.3 | 25wks. + | 51.00 | 79 | 2013 | 1843 | 55 | 170 | 305 | 239 |
27 „ — | |||||||||||
1 ,, av. |
N.B.—The sign + indicates a temperature above the weekly average of the
previous 50 years, and the sign — a temperature below that average; av. indicates
that the temperature is the same as the average.