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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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, GREENWICH, DURING THE YEAR 1932.
Week ending. | Temperature of the Air. | Departure from average mean air temperature for 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. | |||||
Jan. 9 | 55.9 | 27.1 | 46.2 | + 8.1 . | 46.3 | 3 | 0.62 |
,, 16 | 54.5 | 34.9 | 46.4 | + 8.3 | 46.1 | 4 | 0.78 |
,, 23 | 53.7 | 29.8 | 46.3 | + 7.6 | 46.0 | 2 | 0.10 |
,, 30 | 47.3 | 28.1 | 37.3 | — 2.1 | 45.8 | — | — |
Feb. 6 | 48.1 | 27.9 | 39.6 | — 0.0 | 45.0 | — | — |
,, 13 | 41.5 | 21.8 | 32.5 | — 6.6 | 44.2 | 2 | 0.09 |
,, 20 | 46.3 | 29.7 | 39.2 | — 0.3 | 43.3 | 3 | 0.05 |
,, 27 | 48.7 | 32.2 | 41.3 | + 1.3 | 43.3 | 2 | 0.15 |
Mar. 5 | 48.7 | 23.0 | 36.2 | — 4.3 | 43.1 | 1 | 0.01 |
,, 12 | 51.4 | 23.9 | 37.2 | — 3.8 | 42.9 | 2 | 0.22 |
,, 19 | 53.8 | 21.0 | 39.0 | — 2.7 | 42.3 | — | — |
,, 26 | 54.9 | 31.4 | 44.0 | + 1.7 | 42.5 | 2 | 0.40 |
April 2 | 58.6 | 37.4 | 46.5 | + 2.0 | 43.3 | 7 | 0.96 |
April 9 | 58.9 | 33.9 | 45.6 | — 0.6 | 44.4 | 6 | 0.71 |
,, 16 | 53.7 | 31.5 | 42.5 | — 3.8 | 44.8 | 6 | 1.01 |
,, 23 | 60.4 | 33.6 | 44.7 | — 3.6 | 44.8 | 4 | 0.39 |
,, 30 | 66.2 | 38.2 | 50.0 | + 12 | 45.3 | 5 | 0.19 |
May 7 | 63.9 | 35.3 | 46.0 | — 4.1 | 46.6 | 4 | 0.65 |
,, 14 | 67.8 | 35.1 | 50.6 | — 1.2 | 46.9 | 4 | 1.25 |
,, 21 | 75.7 | 43.1 | 60.6 | + 7.2 | 48.5 | 4 | 0.54 |
,, 28 | 67.0 | 35.7 | 50.6 | — 4.9 | 50.4 | 5 | 1.57 |
June 4 | 72.9 | 42.6 | 54.6 | — 2.8 | 50.9 | 4 | 0.10 |
,, 11 | 77.2 | 41.1 | 55.7 | — 2.5 | 51.6 | 1 | 0.19 |
,, 18 | 78.0 | 45.6 | 61.2 | + 2.4 | 52.7 | — | — |
,, 25 | 75.2 | 43.9 | 57.5 | — 3.1 | 53.4 | — | — |
July 2 | 84.6 | 50.3 | 64.7 | + 3.1 | 54.3 | 3 | 0.47 |
July 9 | 84.3 | 47.4 | 64.1 | + 1.9 | 55.1 | 2 | 0.31 |
,, 16 | 88.1 | 52.9 | 66.0 | + 3.0 | o6.4 | 1 | 0.56 |
,, 23 | 77.5 | 46.3 | 59.0 | — 4.2 | 56.6 | 3 | 0.48 |
,, 30 | 78.7 | 50.0 | 60.6 | — 1.9 | 56.6 | 6 | 1.56 |
Aug. 6 | 82.2 | 54.0 | 63.1 | + 1.0 | 57.1 | 4 | 1.18 |
,, 13 | 87.8 | 52.6 | 67.9 | + 5.6 | 58.2 | 1 | 0.15 |
,, 20 | 98.9 | 52.3 | 71.3 | + 9.2 | 59.0 | 1 | 0.22 |
,, 27 | 79.0 | 51.0 | 62.5 | + 16 | 59.6 | 2 | 0.16 |
Sept. 3 | 80.3 | 50.8 | 63.4 | + 3.5 | 59.6 | 4 | 1.22 |
,, 10 | 74.8 | 45.3 | 59.0 | + 0.0 | 59.0 | 5 | 0.30 |
,, 17 | 77.3 | 51.9 | 62.5 | + 4.8 | 58.8 | 2 | 0.04 |
,, 24 | 67.1 | 43.6 | 52.8 | — 3.2 | 58.3 | 4 | 0.94 |
Oct. l | 66.1 | 42.3 | 53.4 | — 1.4 | 57.3 | 3 | 0.20 |