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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METEOROLOGY—
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest during Week. | Lowest during Week. | Mean Temperature. | |||||
| July 7 | 90.1 | 49.9 | 65.4 | + 3.3 | 53.6 | - | 0.00 |
| 14 | 92.2 | 52.2 | 73.9 | + 11.2 | 56.0 | 2 | 1.88 |
| 21 | 83.9 | 49.9 | 66.2 | + 2.9 | 57.8 | 3 | 0.07 |
| 28 | 80.4 | 48.2 | 63.0 | + 0.3 | 58.2 | 3 | 0.23 |
| Aug. 4 | 78.1 | 49.8 | 61.8 | — 0.3 | 58.1 | 3 | 0.39 |
| 11 | 90.7 | 45.9 | 68.5 | + 6.2 | 58.5 | — | 0.00 |
| 18 | 88.2 | 48.1 | 64.0 | + 1.7 | 59.1 | 3 | 0.44 |
| 25 | 71.3 | 49.7 | 59.7 | — 1.5 | 58.9 | 3 | 0.92 |
| Sept. 1 | 72.6 | 43.3 | 56.4 | — 3.9 | 58.3 | 4 | 0.56 |
| 8 | 71.4 | 40.3 | 55.4 | — 3.9 | 57.2 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 15 | 77.4 | 42.9 | 60.0 | + 2.0 | 57 0 | 2 | 0.34 |
| 22 | 63.3 | 390 | 52.5 | — 4.1 | 56.6 | 0.48 | |
| 29 | 73.4 | 42.9 | 58.0 | + 2.9 | 55.9 | 0.24 | |
| Oct. 6 | 75.1 | 33.5 | 51.8 | — 1.6 | 55.8 | 4 | 1.04 |
| 13 | 67.8 | 41.9 | 53.3 | + 2.1 | 54.9 | 6 | 1.73 |
| 20 | 66.6 | 34.3 | 49.8 | + 0.3 | 53.9 | 4 | 0.85 |
| 27 | 59.3 | 43.6 | 51.5 | + 3.6 | 53.1 | 7 | 1.29 |
| Nov. 3 | 59.9 | 36.9 | 49.8 | + 2.7 | 52.3 | 4 | 0.32 |
| 10 | 52.6 | 23.4 | 40.2 | — 5.2 | 51.5 | 4 | 0.78 |
| 17 | 54.8 | 26.0 | 42.5 | — 0.7 | 48.9 | 4 | 0.56 |
| 24 | 44.1 | 29.9 | 36.5 | — 5.7 | 47.3 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Deo. 1 | 45.4 | 22.7 | 32.7 | — 8.7 | 45.8 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 8 | 48.0 | 27.3 | 38.2 | — 3.0 | 44.7 | 4 | 0.27 |
| 15 | 48.2 | 25.3 | 40.7 | — 0.2 | 44.1 | 1 | 0.02 |
| 22 | 49.8 | 28.5 | 40.1 | + 0.5 | 44.1 | 4 | 0.32 |
| 29 | 49.9 | 24.3 | 37.7 | — 0.8 | 43.4 | 6 | 0.90 |