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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Estimated Population. |
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Enumerated in Woolwich but working elsewhere. | Working in Woolwich but enumerated elsewhere. | ||
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Area. | (16,397). | (23,082). | |
viz. in | viz. in |
Males | Females |
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Year. | Population estimated to middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths. | Nett Deaths belonging to the District. | |||||
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Nett. | of Non-residents registered in the District. | of Residents not registered in the District. | Under 1 Yr. of Age. | At all Ages. | ||||||
Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Nett Births. | Number. | Rate. | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Registration Districts. | Males. | Females. | Total Births. |
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Year | Woolwich. | London | England & Wales | Woolwich. | Percentage of births notified | ||
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No. of births | Birthrate | Birth- rate | No. of live births notified | No. of Stillbirths |
Period. | Woolwich | West Plumstead | East Plumstead | Eltham | The Borough |
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Year. | Number of Illegitimate births. | Illegitimate birth rate per 1,000 births. |
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Period. | Woolwich | West Plumstead | East Plumstead | Eltham | The Borough |
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Hospital or Institution. | Number of Deaths. |
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Birth rate per 1,000 total population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | ||||||||||||
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All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | j Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping-cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza. | Violence. J | Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 Years) | Total Deaths under One Year. | Causes of Death Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners | Inquest Cases. | Uncertified Causes of Death. |
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residents " whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 | 75 and upwards. | |
All causes | 1387 | 123 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 72 | 173 | 397 | 266 | 280 |
Causes ot Death. | All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75. | 75 and upwards. |
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Causes of Death. | Male. | Female. | Woolwich. | West. | East. | Eltham. | In Borough. | Outlying Institutions. | |
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Residents. | Non-Residents. |
Year. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Rate. | Percentage of Total Deaths. |
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Seat of Primary Disease. | Males. | Females | Total. | Deaths in Hospital. |
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Year. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory. | Total. | Death Rate. | No. under 5 years. | Percentage under 5 years. |
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Year. | The Borough | Woolwich Parish. | West Plumstead | East Plumstead | Eltham. |
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Year. | No. of Births. | Infantile Mortality Rate. | Infant Deaths. | Total Number Infant Deaths under 4 weeks | Total Number under 4 weeks per 1,000 births. |
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Causes of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 1 month and under 3 months | 3 months and under 6 months | 6 months and under 9 months | 9 months and under 12 months | Total Deaths under 1 year. |
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Cause of Death. | The Borough. | Woolwich. | West Plumstead. | East Plumstead. | Eltham. | |||||
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M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
The Borough. | Woolwich. | West Plumstead. | East Plumstead. | Eltham. | ||||||
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Cause of Death. | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks-1 year | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks-1 year | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks-1 year | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks-1 year | Under 4 weeks | 4 weeks-1 year |
Quinquennial Periods. | Groups. | Totaxs. | Sub-Divisions of Group " G." | Death-Rates. | ||||||||||
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Congenital defects. | Prematurity. | Debility. | Under 4 weeks. | Over 4 weeks | ||||||||||
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
District. | Groups. | Totals. | Sub-Divisions of Group "G," | Death-rates. | ||||||||||
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A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | Congenital defects. | Prematurity. | Debility. | Under 4 weeks. | Over 4 weeks. |
Disease. | Date. |
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Diseases. | Total cases notified | Cases admitted to Hospital. | Total Deaths |
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Diseases. | Number of Cases Notified. | |||||||||||||
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Age Groups. | ||||||||||||||
All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 3 years. | 3 and under 4 years. | 4 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 10 years. | 10 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 20 years. | 20 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and over. |
Diseases. | Borough. | Total Cases notified in each locality. | Case Rates per 1,000 Population. | |||||||
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Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | Borough. | Woolwich. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | ||||
West. | East. | West. | East. |
Diseases. | Number of Deaths. | ||||||||||||||
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All ages. | Age groups. | ||||||||||||||
Under 1 | 1- | 2- | 3- | 4- | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65- |
Year. | Small-pox | Diphtheria and Mem. Croup. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Tuberculosis.* | Continued Fever. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever. | Anterior Poliomyelitis | Encephalitis lethargica. | Ophthalmia Neonatorum. | Zymotic Enteritis.§ | Anthrax. | Malaria. | Dysentery. | Pneumonia.† | Measles.‡ |
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No. in register. | Date admitted to hospital. | Date discharged. | Total days in hospital. | Onset of secondary case. | Remarks on primary case. |
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Dockyard | St. Mary's | River | St. George's | Burrage | Herbert | Glyndon | St. Margaret's | Central | St. Nicholas | Eltham | Total houses | Total Cases |
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Population in private families. | Attack rates per 1,000. |
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No. in Register | Date admitted to Hospital. | Date Discharged. | Total days in Hospital. | Onset of Secondary Cases. | Remarks on primary case. |
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Dockyard | St. Mary's | River | St. George's | Burrage | Herbert | Glyndon | St. Margaret's | Central | St. Nicholas | Eltham | Total houses | Total Cases |
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Population in private families. | Attack rates per 1,000. |
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No. of Cases in family. | No. of Families. | Total No. of Cases. | Excluding Cases Notified more than once. | |
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No. of Families. | No. of Cases. |
Period elapsing between first and subsequent cases. | Number of Families : | Total subsequent cases. | ||||||
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Serial Number | of Case. | |||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Census, 1921. | Families attacked. | % of total families. | Families with multiple attacks. | |||||
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All families. | No. of simultaneous cases. | Excluding simultaneous attacks. | ||||||
Size of Families. | No. of Families. | No. | % per family attacked. | No. | % per family attacked. |
No. | Date. | Sex. | Age. | Diagnosis. | Final Diagnosis. | Result. |
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Notifications. | Deaths. |
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Month. | Male, | Female. | Total. | Type | No. of Deaths. | ||||
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Lobar. | Broncho. | Influenzal | Acute Primary, (not specified) | Acute primary pneumonia | Influenzal pneumonia |
Ward. | Lobar. | Broncho. | Influenzal. | Acute Primary. | Total. |
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No. notified. | Treated: | Vision unimpaired. | Vision impaired. | Total blindness. | Deaths. | |
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At home. | In hospital |
Quarter. | Cases. | Deaths. |
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Date notified. | Sex. | Age. | Condition on 31st December, 1923. | Treatment obtained. |
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Age-periods— | Notifications on Form A. | Notifications on Form B. | Number of Notifications on Form C. | |||||||||||||||||
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Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form A. | Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form B. | |||||||||||||||||
Poor Law Institutions. | Sanatoria. | |||||||||||||||||||
0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 .... | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 & upwards | Total Primary Notifications. | Under 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | Total Primary Notifications. |
Year. | Lungs. | Meninges. | Intestines and Peritoneum. | Glands. | Joints. | Spine. | Other Forms. | All Causes. |
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Year. | Deaths. | Death-rates. | ||||
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All Forms. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | All Forms. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. |
Case No. | Date notified as Tuberculosis | Cause of Death. | Remarks of Tuberculosis Officer. |
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Pulmonary. | Percentage. | Non-Pul-monary. | Percentage. |
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Hospitals. | Sanatoria. | Infirmary. | Training Colonies. |
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Bodies. | Representatives. |
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Number of | Under observation at the Dispensary on Jan. 1st pending diagnosis. | Examined for the first time during the year, | Total. | Found to be | Under observation at the Dispensary on Dec. 31st pending diagnosis. | Ceased attendance before completion of diagnosis. | ||||
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Suffering from Tuberculosis. | Not suffering from Tuberculosis. | |||||||||
Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. |
Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. | Sessions weekly. |
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Situation. | Nature of Accommodation. | By whom provided. | Sessions weekly. |
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Hospitals. | Number of Deaths. |
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No. on Roll of Centre. | No. of Attendances at Centre. | |||||
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Mothers : | Children. | Mothers : | Children. | |||
Expectant. | Nursing. | Expectant. | Nursing. |
Year of Birth. | Town Hall. | Plumstead. | Eltham. | The Slade. | New Eltham. | N. Woolwich. | Beresford Street (Voluntary). | Total. |
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Number. | Attendances. |
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1922. | 1923. |
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No. in Family. | Free. | Half-cost. |
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Method of Feeding. | Age in Months. | Grand Total | ||||||||||||
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0-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 6-7 | 7-8 | 8-9 | Total 0-9 | 9-10 | 10-11 | 11-12 |
Ages in weeks. | No. of Infants weighed. | Weight in lbs. | Increase in period. | Average gain per week | |
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In lbs. | Ounces (approx.) |
Ages in weeks. | No. of Infants weighed. | Weight in lbs. | Increase in period. | Average gain per week | |
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In lbs. | Ounces (approx.) |
Age in weeks.- | The Borough. | Woolwich. | West Plu instead. | East Plumstead. | Elthum. |
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Age in Weeks. | No. of Observations. | Weight in lbs. | Standard deviation. | Co-efficient of variation. |
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Age in weeks. | No. of Observations. | Weight in lbs. | Standard deviation. | Co.efficient of variation. |
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Associated Disease. | Positive Result. | Negative Result. | Total 1923. | Total 1922. |
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Section. | Date of adoption. |
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Section. | Date of adoption. |
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Section. | Date of adoption. |
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Ward. | No. of basements used for dwelling purposes. | No. of basement dwellings with ceilings at or below street level. | No. of basement dwellings in which the width of area does not exceed— | |
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3 feet. | 4 feet. | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Premises Inspected. | Total |
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Premises Inspected. | Total. |
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Nuisances, etc., Abated. | Total |
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Nuisances, etc.. Abated. | Total. |
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No. | Date of Hearing. | Offence. | Situation. | Result. |
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No. | Date o£ Hearing. | Offence. | Situation. | Result. |
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No. | Date of Hearing. | Offence. | Situation. | Result. |
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No. | Date of Hearing. | Offence. | Situation. | Result. |
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Sun Street. | Sun Street Infectious). | Eltham. | All Mortuaries. |
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Number of Interments. | |||
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1921 | 1922 | 1923 |
Premises. | Number of | |
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Inspections. | Written Notices. |
Description. | Number of Defects. | ||
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Found. | Remedied. |
Class. | Number. |
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Out Workers' Lists, Section 107. | Number of Inspections of Outworkers' premises. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109,110. | ||||||||||||
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Nature of Work. | Lists received from Employers. | Number of Addresses of Outworkers received from Other Councils. | Number of Addresses of Outworkers forwarded to Other Councils. | Prosecutions. | |||||||||||
Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (See. 109). | Prosecutions (Sees. 109, 110). | ||||||||||
Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of Lists. | Failing to Bend lists. | ||||||||||||
Lists. | Outworkers. | Lists. | Outworkers. |
On Register, Dec., 31st. | Inspections. | Notices. | Prosecutions |
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In 1914. | In January, 1923. | In December, 1923. |
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Children. | Adults. | Grand Total. | |||||
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Year. | Boys. | Girls. | Total. | Males. | Females | Total. |
Retail. | Wholesale. | Total. |
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Article. | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | Number Analysed. | Number Adulterated |
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Article. | Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | Number Analysed. | Number Analysed |
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1921. | 1922. | 1923. |
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Sample No. | Sample of | Particulars of Adulteration. | Action Taken. |
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Number of samples examined for presence of a preservative. | Number in which preservative was reported to be present. | Percentage and Nature of preservative found in each sample. | Action taken. |
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Year appointed. | Name. | Qualifications. | Appointment. |
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Year appointed. | Name. | Qualifications. | Appointment. |
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Year appointed. | Name. | Qualifications. | Appointment. |
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Year. | Houses or Tenements. | No. of persons in excess of two persons per room. | Houses originally built for one family now occupied by more than one family. | Persons per House. | Rooms per person. | ||
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With less than two persons per room. | With two persons per room. | With more than two persons per room. |
Date of representation. | Premises. | Date of Closing Order. | Remarks. |
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Week ending 1923. | Temperature of the Air. | Departure from average mean air temp. of 65 years. | Average Temperature 4 feet below ground. | Number of days on which rain fell. | Rainfall in inches. | ||
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Highest during Week. | Lowest during Week. | Mean Temperature. |
Week ending 1923. | Temperature of the Air. | Departure from average mean air temp. of 65 years. | Average Temperature 4 feet below ground. | Number of days on which rain fell. | Rainfall in inches. | ||
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Highest during Week. | Lowest during Week. | Mean Temperature. |