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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 1907
[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 1907.
| Week. Date of ending. | Temperature of the Air. | Temperature three feet below ground. | Mean Humidity, complete Saturation = 100. | No. of days on which rain fell. | 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 5 | 51.0 | 19.8 | 39.3 + | 42.10 | 83 | 5 | 0.98 | 59 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 6 |
| ,, 12 | 48.4 | 33.7 | 42.8 + | 42.97 | 83 | 3 | 0.18 | 53 | ... | 5 | 12 | 7 |
| ,, 19 | 48.2 | 26.1 | 40.7 + | 43.71 | 81 | 1 | 0.01 | 43 | ... | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| 26 | 44.0 | 22.4 | 30.5 + | 42.50 | 74 | 2 | 0.04 | 44 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
| February 2 | 49.8 | 22.5 | 36.1 + | 40.45 | 77 | 3 | 0.19 | 61 | ... | 9 | 19 | 1 |
| ,, 9 | 41.2 | 23.5 | 33.0 + | 39.67 | 76 | 4 | 0.19 | 46 | ... | 4 | 18 | 4 |
| ,, 16 | 48.6 | 28.0 | 39.7 + | 39.56 | 85 | 5 | 0.77 | 47 | ... | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| ,, 23 | 51.4 | 25.5 | 39.9 + | 41.26 | 72 | 3 | 0.29 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| March 2 | 55.0 | 24.4 | 40.6 + | 40.64 | 81 | 1 | 0.01 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| ,, 9 | 49.0 | 26.2 | 40.1 - | 41.08 | 80 | 3 | 0.37 | 38 | ... | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| ,, 16 | 55.1 | 24.1 | 42.8 + | 41.57 | 74 | 4 | 0.40 | 49 | ... | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| ,, 23 | 58.2 | 29.1 | 46.1 + | 42.94 | 64 | 2 | 0.13 | 34 | ... | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| ,, 30 | 66.6 | 28.0 | 46.5 + | 43.26 | 71 | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | ... | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1st Quarter | 66.6 | 19.8 | 39.85 | 41.67 | 77 | 36 | 3.56 | 579 | 4 | 74 | 152 | 53 |
| April 6 | 69.4 | 35.1 | 49.6 + | 44.80 | 69 | 2 | 0.17 | 40 | ... | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| ,, 13 | 58.3 | 32.3 | 44.1 - | 45.26 | 86 | 5 | 1.42 | 23 | 1 | ... | 7 | 1 |
| ,, 20 | 57.0 | 29.1 | 43.7 - | 45.75 | 76 | 4 | 0.63 | 18 | ... | ... | 3 | 2 |
| ,, 27 | 72.0 | 35.1 | 49.4 + | 46.43 | 79 | 3 | 0.90 | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
| May 4 | 60.4 | 35.0 | 46.4 - | 46.95 | 69 | 5 | 0.59 | 20 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| ,, 11 | 78.0 | 37.3 | 56.0 + | 48.36 | 72 | 4 | 0.36 | 19 | ... | ... | 1 | 6 |
| ,, 18 | 81.5 | 38.1 | 53.2 + | 51.92 | 72 | 3 | 0.35 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| ,, 25 | 72.2 | 33.5 | 50 6 - | 51.10 | 78 | 6 | 0.35 | 36 | ... | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| June 1 | 69.8 | 41.1 | 53.4 - | 52.59 | 83 | 3 | 0.67 | 24 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 |
| ,, 8 | 69.5 | 45.2 | 54.7 - | 53.19 | 75 | 3 | 0.42 | 24 | ... | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| ,, 15 | 75.7 | 47.1 | 58.7 + | 55.25 | 75 | 5 | 0.41 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| ,, 22 | 70.3 | 43.1 | 56.7 - | 56.29 | 65 | 1 | 0.01 | 28 | ... | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| ,, 29 | 71.0 | 44.3 | 56.4 - | 56.70 | 77 | 5 | 1.30 | 13 | ... | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd Quarter | 81.5 | 29.1 | 51.76 | 50.35 | 75 | 49 | 7.58 | 326 | 3 | 21 | 43 | 55 |
| July 6 | 68.4 | 43.6 | 54.7 - | 56.71 | 73 | 3 | 0.16 | 12 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 |
| ,, 13 | 72.6 | 42.8 | 56.3 - | 57.00 | 71 | 4 | 0.22 | 16 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| ,, 20 | 79.0 | 48.7 | 62.7 - | 58.53 | 72 | ... | 0.00 | 23 | ... | ... | 3 | 7 |
| ,, 27 | 76.0 | 44.5 | 59.5 - | 59.67 | 78 | 3 | 0.51 | 27 | ... | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| August 3 | 76.5 | 44.1 | 59.7 - | 60.10 | 74 | 5 | 0.40 | 24 | ... | 1 | 3 | . |
| ,, 10 | 79.0 | 49.9 | 62.3 + | 60.34 | 73 | 2 | 0.18 | 16 | ... | ... | 2 | 3 |
| ,, 17 | 76.0 | 50.9 | 61.5 - | 60.84 | 73 | 4 | 0.71 | 24 | ... | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| ,, 24 | 72.1 | 46.1 | 57.0 - | 60.26 | 74 | 5 | 0.96 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| ,, 31 | 77.5 | 45.9 | 61.1 + | 59.67 | 76 | 1 | 0.16 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| September 7 | 74.0 | 44.1 | 56.8 - | 59.45 | 79 | 4 | 0.44 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| ,, 14 | 76.6 | 36.9 | 58.6 + | 59.48 | 81 | ... | 0.00 | 29 | 2 | 3 | ... | 4 |
| ,, 21 | 71.9 | 42.1 | 56.8 - | 58.77 | 73 | ... | 0.00 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| ,, 28 | 82.7 | 34.5 | 58.4 + | 58.18 | 73 | 1 | 0.03 | 27 | 4 | ... | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd Quarter | 82.7 | 34.5 | 58.87 | 59.15 | 74.6 | 32 | 3.77 | 309 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 51 |
| October 5 | 68.0 | 40.8 | 55.4 + | 58.34 | 83 | 6 | 0.85 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| ,, 12 | 64.5 | 40.1 | 52.7 + | 56.88 | 85 | 7 | 1.13 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| ,, 19 | 63.0 | 39.1 | 51.4 + | 55.59 | 84 | 6 | 0.79 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| ,, 26 | 64.0 | 35.6 | 48.8 + | 54.53 | 87 | 3 | 0.50 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| November 2 | 59.1 | 36.9 | 48.4 + | 52.97 | 91 | 3 | 0.34 | 25 | ... | ... | 5 | 4 |
| „ 9 | 60.3 | 41.3 | 49.8 + | 52.55 | 90 | 1 | 0.03 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ... |
| ,, 16 | 53.2 | 31.5 | 43.8 + | 51.49 | 87 | 1 | 0.13 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| ,, 23 | 53.0 | 29.1 | 42.6 + | 50.20 | 92 | 2 | 0.70 | 41 | ... | ... | 6 | 10 |
| ,, 30 | 56.1 | 30.6 | 42.7 + | 48.45 | 89 | 4 | 1.37 | 31 | ... | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| December 7 | 51.5 | 32.1 | 42.2 + | 17.57 | 86 | 5 | 0.75 | 39 | ... | 2 | 14 | 5 |
| „ 14 | 56.7 | 36.3 | 45.2 + | 46.77 | 82 | 6 | 1.82 | 31 | ... | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| ,, 21 | 55.3 | 28.2 | 44.2 + | 45.69 | 89 | 2 | 0.04 | 35 | ... | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| ,, 28 | 53.6 | 32.3 | 39.5 + | 46.38 | 82 | 2 | 0.12 | 26 | ... | ... | 7 | 6 |
| 4th Quarter | 68.0 | 28.2 | 46.67 | 51.34 | 86.7 | 48 | 8.57 | 398 | 16 | 25 | 75 | 50 |
| For whole Year | 82.7 | 19.8 | 49.29 | 50.63 | 78.3 | 165 | 23.48 | 1612 | 34 | 140 | 297 | 209 |