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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
Woolwich 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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TABLE VIII.
Meteorology and Registered Deaths from all causes, and from certain prevalent diseases
in each week of the year, 1906.
| Week. Date of ending. | Temperature of the Air. | Temperature three feet below ground. | Mean Humidity complete Saturation = 100 | No. of days' rainfall. | Rainfall in inches. | Deaths Corrected for Public Institutions. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest during week. | Lowest during week. | Mean Temperature. | All Causes. | Diarrhoea. | Six other Zymotic Diseases. | Bronchitis and Pneumonia. | Tubercle. | |||||
| January 6 | 52.6 | 27.6 | 41.3 + | 43.26 | 81 | 5 | 0.95 | 50 | .. | .. | 19 | 4 |
| „ 13 | 53.2 | 32.5 | 43.1 + | 43.81 | 82 | 5 | 1.20 | 46 | .. | 4 | 15 | 4 |
| „ 20 | 49.6 | 29.1 | 42.0 + | 43.59 | 77 | 5 | 1.06 | 33 | .. | 2 | 12 | 3 |
| „ 27 | 52.3 | 25.8 | 40.4 + | 42.38 | 83 | 2 | 0.49 | 28 | 1 | .. | 4 | 6 |
| February 3 | 51.2 | 31.5 | 42.8 + | 42.98 | 80 | 4 | 0.10 | 25 | .. | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| „ 10 | 49.7 | 30.4 | 37.0 - | 42.12 | 80 | 4 | 0.38 | 40 | .. | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| „ 17 | 50.7 | 27.1 | 38.2 - | 40.77 | 85 | 5 | 0.92 | 24 | .. | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| „ 24 | 46.2 | 26.1 | 37.4 - | 40.20 | 81 | 3 | 0.27 | 33 | .. | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| March 3 | 50.1 | 27.4 | 41.7 + | 40.95 | 79 | 5 | 0.17 | 27 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| „ 10 | 65.0 | 34.5 | 47.2 + | 42.40 | 75 | 3 | 0.35 | 41 | .. | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| „ 17 | 63.9 | 29.1 | 43.5 + | 42.73 | 73 | 6 | 0.29 | 29 | .. | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| „ 24 | 48.4 | 28.4 | 37.5 - | 43.14 | 79 | 6 | 0.32 | 33 | .. | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| „ 31 | 52.1 | 291 | 38.2 - | 41.40 | 73 | 2 | 0.14 | 43 | .. | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 1st Quarter | 63.9 | 25.8 | 8+ 5- | 42.28 | 79 | 55 | 6.64 | 452 | 1 | 29 | 108 | 54 |
| April 7 | 61.6 | 30.3 | 45 6 - | 42.34 | 63 | 0 | 0.00 | 28 | .. | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| „ 14 | 73.2 | 35.6 | 51.5 + | 44.37 | 62 | 1 | 003 | 32 | .. | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| „ 21 | 66.0 | 28.1 | 45.7 - | 46.15 | 66 | 2 | 0.05 | 36 | .. | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| „ 28 | 56.7 | 29.2 | 42 0 - | 45.89 | 68 | 4 | 0.43 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| May 5 | 62.3 | 30.8 | 46.6 - | 45.78 | 73 | 5 | 0.26 | 28 | .. | 10 | 5 | |
| „ 12 | 76.2 | 42.0 | 54.2 + | 48.29 | 79 | 1 | 0.05 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| „ 19 | 75 0 | 31.6 | 50.7 - | 50.36 | 68 | 1 | 0.17 | 32 | .. | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| „ 26 | 71.0 | 42.3 | 51.8 - | 50.33 | 75 | 5 | 1.08 | 26 | .. | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| June 2 | 74.8 | 44.2 | 57.2 + | 52.65 | 76 | 4 | 0.19 | 32 | .. | .. | 6 | 7 |
| „ 9 | 721 | 37.6 | 55.6 - | 53.97 | 65 | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | .. | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| „ 16 | 72.0 | 45.3 | 539 - | 55.71 | 80 | 2 | 0.30 | 17 | .. | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| „ 23 | 820 | 43.1 | 641 + | 56'39 | 68 | 1 | 0.01 | 21 | .. | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| „ 30 | 78.3 | 41.2 | 600 - | 59.07 | 76 | 2 | 2.46 | 21 | .. | •- | 1 | 7 |
| 2nd Quarter | 82.0 | 28.1 | 4 + 9 - | 50.10 | 71 | 28 | .03 | 360 | 2 | 22 | 69 | 59 |
| July 7 | 79.1 | 451 | 61.9 + | 59.16 | 65 | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | .. | .. | 0 | 2 |
| „ 14 | 77.4 | 47.5 | 61.5 - | 60.68 | 70 | 1 | 0.01 | 24 | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| „ 21 | 862 | 46.8 | 62.7 - | 61.29 | 70 | 2 | 0.19 | 26 | .. | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| „ 28 | 84.7 | 50.4 | 663 + | 62.26 | 68 | 2 | 0.15 | 28 | 2 | .. | 1 | 4 |
| August 4 | 85.0 | 504 | 67.3 + | 63.25 | 64 | 3 | 0.86 | 23 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
| „ 11 | 86.7 | 54.3 | 66.1 + | 64.00 | 68 | 1 | 0.01 | 32 | 6 | .. | 2 | 4 |
| „ 18 | 81.1 | 51.2 | 61.5 - | 63.81 | 77 | 4 | 0.33 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| „ 25 | 88.4 | 49.7 | 64 9 + | 62.80 | 72 | 2 | 0.26 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Septemberl | 94.3 | 44.1 | 66.5 + | 63.08 | 62 | 0 | 0.00 | 25 | 12 | 2 | .. | 2 |
| „ 8 | 93.5 | 52.2 | 68.0 + | 63.83 | 64 | 2 | 0.85 | 44 | 16 | .. | 1 | 4 |
| „ 15 | 72.0 | 39.1 | 57.6 - | 62.89 | 70 | 3 | 0.74 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| ,, 22 | 65.7 | 45.1 | 55.8 - | 60.80 | 80 | 6 | 0.38 | 32 | 9 | .. | 6 | 4 |
| „ 29 | 65.1 | 37.1 | 52.0 - | 59.24 | 77 | 0 | 0.00 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3rd Quarter | 94.3 | 37.1 | 7+ 6- | 62 08 | 70 | 26 | 3.78 | 410 | 81 | 10 | 27 | 53 |
| October 6 | 71.8 | 42.9 | 58.4 + | 58.09 | 83 | 2 | 0.69 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| „ 13 | 70 9 | 420 | 57.6 + | 58.66 | 82 | 4 | 0.63 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| „ 20 | 62.9 | 35.2 | 51.2 + | 57.12 | 81 | 5 | 0.21 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| „ 27 | 69.1 | 32.1 | 53.0 + | 56.32 | 82 | 3 | 0.07 | 30 | 3 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| November 3 | 56.0 | 37.2 | 46.8 - | 54.21 | 88 | 6 | 1.59 | 40 | .. | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| „10 | 52.3 | 42.3 | 47.3 + | 52.22 | 89 | 6 | 2.62 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| „ 17 | 53.5 | 29.2 | 43.0 + | 50 83 | 85 | 3 | 0.90 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| „ 24 | 60.3 | 28.5 | 462 + | 49.44 | 89 | 5 | 0.38 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| December 1 | 55.0 | 33.8 | 47.3 + | 5013 | 84 | 2 | 0.09 | 35 | .. | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| „ 8 | 54.3 | 28.1 | 43.8 + | 49.39 | 80 | 4 | 0.29 | 24 | .. | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| „ 15 | 46.8 | 26.9 | 365 - | 46.60 | 79 | 5 | 040 | 44 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| „ 22 | 49.4 | 27.6 | 39.2 - | 45.02 | 91 | 3 | 0.50 | 59 | 5 | 12 | 10 | |
| „ 29 | 42.4 | 22.3 | 31.4- | 43.44 | 77 | 5 | 0.68 | 45 | .. | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| 4th Quarter | 71.8 | 22.3 | 9 + 4- | 51.65 | 84 | 53 | 6.96 | 463 | 18 | 37 | 61 | 55 |
| Averages & Totals for Whole Year | 94.3 | 22.3 | 28 + 24 - | 51.53 | 76 | 162 | 22.41 | 1685 | 102 | 98 | 265 | 221 |
Average weekly maximum, 3rd quarter, 81.47 ; minimum, 47.16. 64.32 highest temp, of 3 ft. therm.
Note. + means higher and — means lower than the average of 50 years.