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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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METEREOLOGY.
Meteorological observations taken at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, during the year 1920.
| Week ending | Temperature of the Air. | Average Temperature 4 feet below ground. | Departure from average mean air temp, of 65 years. | Number of days on which rain fell. | Rainfall in inches. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest during Week. | Lowest during Week. | Mean Temperature. | |||||
| Jan. 3 | 54.2 | 26.7 | 41.2 | 44.8 | + 2.5 | 5 | 0.65 |
| 10 | 53.1 | 22.1 | 38.0 | 43.7 | —0.0 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 17 | 55.5 | 32.1 | 46.8 | 43.8 | + 8.7 | 4 | 0.78 |
| 24 | 54.7 | 29.9 | 44.0 | 44.8 | + 5.2 | 4 | 0.22 |
| 31 | 54.9 | 32.8 | 38.1 | 44.1 | + 4.1 | 6 | 0.66 |
| Feb. 7 | 51.5 | 28.9 | 42.5 | 44.0 | + 3.0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 14 | 53.9 | 33.1 | 45.4 | 43.7 | + 6.4 | 4 | 0.12 |
| 21 | 61.8 | 34.4 | 44.6 | 44.0 | + 5.0 | 3 | 0.23 |
| 28 | 54.4 | 27.2 | 41.6 | 43.6 | + 15 | 2 | 0.09 |
| March 6 | 59.3 | 30.0 | 40.7 | 43.7 | + 50 | 3 | 0.47 |
| 13 | 54.2 | 27.2 | 40.3 | 43.7 | — 0.8 | 4 | 0.18 |
| 20 | 61.9 | 34.2 | 45.2 | 43.7 | + 3.4 | 3 | 0.29 |
| 27 | 65.9 | 34.7 | 50.1 | 44.3 | + 7.6 | 2 | 0.25 |
| April 3 | 64.6 | 34.3 | 49.7 | 45.6 | + 4.9 | 3 | 0.53 |
| 10 | 64.1 | 34.2 | 49.3 | 45.9 | + 3.1 | 5 | 0.40 |
| 17 | 60.0 | 42.5 | 50.0 | 46.8 | + 3.4 | 6 | 0.99 |
| 24 | 66.2 | 35.1 | 48.1 | 47.5 | — 0.4 | 5 | 0.57 |
| May 1 | 63.1 | 32.9 | 48.0 | 47.7 | — 0.9 | 5 | 0.37 |
| 8 | 67.4 | 320 | 49.8 | 48.0 | — 0.4 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 15 | 72.3 | 39.3 | 54.1 | 48.7 | + 2.0 | 2 | 0.05 |
| 22 | 72.9 | 41.3 | 55.1 | 49.8 | + 1.5 | 2 | 0.12 |
| 29 | 865 | 45.1 | 63.6 | 51.3 | + 7.8 | 1 | 0.03 |
| June 5 | 78.7 | 43.0 | 57.7 | 52.6 | — 0.0 | 3 | 0.17 |
| 12 | 75.7 | 36.5 | 54.2 | 52.9 | — 40 | 3 | 0.73 |
| 19 | 77.9 | 46.1 | 62.3 | 53.4 | + 34 | 4 | 0.29 |
| 25 | 75.9 | 51.9 | 62.4 | 54.4 | + 1.6 | 1 | 0.48 |