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Woolwich 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

Published
1934
Pages
120
Tables
96

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    TABLE No. 1.
    Year appointed.Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    TABLE No. 2.
    Year, appointed.Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    TABLE No. 2—continued.
    Year, appointed.Name.Qualifications.Appointment.
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    For nursing assistance the Borough Council pay, in necessitous cases, in accordance with the following schedule:—
    Disease.Rate of Payment.
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    TABLE No. 3. RETURN to be made on or before the 9th of February, 1934, by Mr. S. G. Taylor, Vaccination Officer of all Sub-Districts of the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich Registration District, respecting the Vaccination of Children whose Births were registered from 1st January to 31st December, 1932, inclusive:—
    Registration Sub-Districts comprised in Vaccination Officer's District.Number of Births returned in the "Birth List Sheets" as registered from 1st January to 31st December, 1932.Number of these Births duly entered by 31st January, 1934, in Columns I., II., IV. and V. of the "Vaccination Register" (Birth List Sheets), viz.:—
    Col. I.Col. II.Col. IV. Number in respect of whom Statutory Declaration of Conscientious Objection has been received.Col. V.
    Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small Pox.Died Unvaccinated.
    1.2.3.4.5.6.7.
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    TABLE No. 4. C linics and T reatment C entres.
    Situation.Nature of Accommodation.By Whom Provided.Sessions Weekly.
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    TABLE No. 4 —continued.
    Situation.Nature of Accommodation.By Whom Provided.Sessions Weekly.
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    TABLE No. 5. Inspections.
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    TABLE No. 6. Nuisances Abated.
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    TABLE No. 7. Factories, Workshops, Workplaces and Homeworkers' Premises. 1 .—Inspection. Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    3.— Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108.
    Nature of Work.Instances.Notices Served.Prosecutions.
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    TABLE No. 8.
    Sun Street.Sun Street (Infectious).Eltham.All Mortuaries.
    Number of Bodies Received :—19321933
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    TABLE No. 9.
    Number of Interments.
    193119321933
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    TABLE No. 10. Prosecutions under Public Health and kindred Acts.
    No.Date of Hearing.Offence.Situation.Result.
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    TABLE No. 11.
    Premises.On Register 31st December.Number ofLegal Proceedings.
    Inspections.Notices.
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    TABLE No. 12.
    No.
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    TABLE No. 13.
    Situation of Cowhouse.No. of Sheds.No. of Cows.Licencee.
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    TABLE No. 14.
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    TABLE No. 15.
    Month.Cattle.Sheep and Lambs.Pigs.Calves.Total.
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    TABLE No. 16.
    Situation of Slaughterhouse.Owner.
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    Table No. 17.
    No.Date of Hearing.Offence.Result.
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    TABLE No. 18.
    Article.Formal Samples.Informal Samples.Number Analysed.Number Adulterated.
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    TABLE No. 18— continued.
    Article.Formal Samples.Informal Samples.Number Analysed.Number Adulterated.
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    TABLE No. 19.
    193119321933
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    TABLE No. 20.
    Sample No.Article.Formal or Informal.Result of Analysis.Result of Legal Proceedings or other Action.
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    TABLE No. 20.— continued.
    Sample No.Article.Formal or Informal.Result of Analysis.Result of Legal Proceedings or other Action.
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    TABLE No. 20.— continued.
    Sample No.Article.Formal or Informal.Result of Analysis.Result of Legal Proceedings or other Action.
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    Table No. 21. Cases of Food Poisoning Notified during 1933:—
    Age Periods.Male.Female.Total.
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    TABLE No. 22.
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    TABLE No. 23. Action under the Housing Acts.
    Premises.Action Taken.Date.
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    TABLE No. 24.
    Date of Meeting.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.Total.
    West.East.
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    TABLE No. 25.
    Premises.Accommodation Men.
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    TABLE No. 26.
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    TABLE No. 27.
    Centre.No. on Roll of Centre.No. of Attendances.
    Mothers.Children.Mothers.Children
    ExpectantNursing.ExpectantNursing.
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    TABLE No. 28. Children in Attendance at Each Centre.
    Year of Birth.Town Hall.Plum stead.Eltham.New Eltham.Slade.St. Luke's.N.Woolwich.Beresford St.Totals.
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    Attendances.
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    TABLE No. 29. Feeding of Infants attending Welfare Centres—19th June to 28th July, 1933.
    Method of Feeding.AGE IN MONTHS.
    0-11-22-33-44-55-66-77-78-9Total9-1010-1111-12Grand Total
  • Page 62
    TABLE No. 30. Cases treated at Sunlight Clinic, 1933.
    Brought forward from 1933New Cases.Total.Much Improved or CuredImproved.I.S.Q.Ceased Treatment.Treatment not yet complete
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    TABLE No. 31. Medical Inspection of Toddlers, 1933.
    Disease, Defect or Condition.BOYS. Age last Birthday.GIRLS. Age last Birthday.
    12341234Total
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    Medical Inspection of Toddlers, 1933— Continued.
    Disease, Defect or Condition.BOYS. Age last Birthday.GIRLS. Age last Birthday.
    12341234Total
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    Medical Inspection of Toddlers, 1933— Continued.
    Disease, Defect or Condition.BOYS. Ago last Birthday.GIRLS. Age last Birthday.
    12341234Total.
  • Page 68
    TABLE No. 32.
    Brewer Street.Eltham Health Centre.Plumstead.
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    TABLE No. 33.
    Expectant Mothers.Nursing Mothers.Children under 5.
    No.Attendances.No.Attendances.No.Attendances.
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    TABLE No. 34. Cases treated at Orthopaedic Clinic, 1933.
    Type of Case.Number remaining over from 1932.New Cases.Total Cases.Number who completed treatment by end of year.Number with treatment not completed.
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    TABLE No. 35.
    Under 1 year.1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-
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    TABLE No. 36.
    Nature of Infringement.No.
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    FIRST SCHEDULE.
    Name of Association.Services in respect of which contribution is payable.Amount of annual contribution to be paid by the London County Council.
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    TABLE No. 37. Notification of Infectious Disease, 1933.
    DiseasesTotal Cases Notified.Admissions to Hospital.Total Deaths.
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    TABLE NO. 38. Notification of Infectious Diseases (Including Tuberculosis), 1901 to 1933.
    Year.Smallpox.Diphtheria and Mem. Croup.Erysipelas.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Puerperal Fever.§Puerperal Pyrexia.Pneumonia Primary.Influenzal Pneumonia.Malaria.Dysentery.Anthrax.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Encephalitis Lethargica.Cerebrospinal Meningitis.Poliomyelitis.‡Zymotic Enteritis.*Pulmonary Tuberculosis.*Tuberculosis Non-pulmonary†Measles.*Chicken Pox.
  • Page 78
    TABLE No. 39. Ward Incidence of Infectious Diseases (excluding Tuberculosis), 1933.
    DiseasesBorough.Dockyard.St. Mary's.River.St. George's.Burrage.Herbert.Glyndon.St. Margaret's.Central.St. Nicholas.Abbey Wood.Well Hall.Avery Hill.Sherard.
  • Page 79
    TABLE No. 40. Cases of Infectious Diseases Notified 1933 (excluding Tuberculosis).
    Diseases.Number of Cases Notified. 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.
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    TABLE No. 41. Deaths from Infectious Diseases (excluding Tuberculosis) 1933.
    Diseases.Number of Deaths. Age Groups.
    All Ages.Under 11-2-5—15-25-35-45-55-65-75-
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    TABLE No. 42. Diphtheria—Multiple Cases.
    Number of Houses in whichDockyard.St. Mary's.River.St. George's.Burrage.Herbert.Glyndon.St. Margaret's.Central.St. Nicholas.Abbey Wood.Well Hall.Avery Hill.Sherard.Total Houses.Total Cases
  • Page 83
    TABLE No. 43. Scarlet Fever—Multiple Cases.
    Number of Houses in whichDockyardSt Mary'sRiver.St. George's.Burrage.Herbert.Glyndon.St. Margaret's.Central.St. Nicholas.Abbey Wood.Well Hall.Avery Hill.Sherard.Total Houses.Total Cases.
  • Page 83
    TABLE No. 44. Scarlet Fever—Return Cases.
    No. in RegisterDate Admitted to Hospital.Date Discharged.Total Days in Hospital.Onset of Secondary Case.Remarks on Primary Case.
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    TABLE No. 44—Continued.
    No. in RegisterDate Admitted to Hospital.Date Discharged.Total Days in Hospital.Onset of Secondary Case.Remarks on Primary Case.
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    TABLE No. 45.
    No.Date Notified.Sex.Age.Diagnosis.Final Diagnosis.Remarks.
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    TABLE No. 46.
    No.Date Notified.Sex.Age.Ultimate Diagnosis.Remarks.
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    TABLE No. 47.
    Date Notified.Cases Treated.Vision Unimpaired.Vision Impaired.Total Blindnness.Deaths.
    Home.Hospital.
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    TABLE No. 48. Monthly incidence of Pneumonia.
    Month.Male.Female.Total.Type.No. of Deaths.
    Lobar.Broncho.Influenzal.Acute Primary (not specified)Acute Primary Pneumonia.Influenzal Pneumonia.
  • Page 90
    TABLE No. 49. Tuberculosis—Deaths and Death-Rates.
    Year.Deaths.Death-Rates.
    All Forms.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.All Forms.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
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    TABLE No. 50.
    Case No.Date Notified as Tuberculosis.Cause of Death.
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    TABLE No. 51.
    Pulmonary.Percentage.Non-Pulmonary.Percentage.
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    TABLE No. 52.
    Year.Lungs.Meninges.Intestines and Peritoneum.Glands.Joints.Spine.Other Forms.All Causes.
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    TABLE No. 53.
    Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.The Borough.
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    TABLE No. 54. Tuberculosis—New Cases and Mortality, 1933.
    Age Periods.New Cases.Deaths.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE No. 55.
    Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Totals.
    M.F.M.F.
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    TABLE No. 56. Return showing the Work of the Dispensaries for 1933.
    Diagnosis.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.Grand Total.
    Adults.Children.Adults.Children.Adults.Children.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 99
    TABLE No. 57. Admissions to Hospitals, etc.
    Special Hospitals.Sanatoria.Public General Hospitals.Training Colonies.
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    TABLE No. 58.
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    TABLE No. 59.
    Year.Children.Adults.Grand Total.
    Boys.Girls.Total.Males.Females.Total.
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    SECTION VIII.-GENERAL STATISTICS. TABLE No. 60.
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    TABLE No. 61.
    WardsPopulation
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    TABLE No. 62. Occupations of Woolwich Inhabitants (over 14 years).
    Occupations.Males.Females.
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    TABLE No. 62— Continued.
    Occupations.Males.Females.
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    TABLE No. 63.
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    TABLE No. 64.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each Year.Births.Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Nett.Under 1 year.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.Number.Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.Number.Rate.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
  • Page 106
    TABLE No. 65.
    Wards.Population.Births.Deaths under 1.Deaths at all Ages
    NumberRate.NumberRate.NumberRate.
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    TABLE No. 66.
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    TABLE No. 67.
    Year.No. of Births.No. of Live Births. Notified.No. of Still-Births.Percentage of Births Notified.Birth Rate.
    Woolwich.London.England and Wales.
  • Page 108
    TABLE No. 68.
    Hospitals or InstitutionsNumber of Deaths
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    TABLE No. 69. Birth-Rates, Death-Rates, and Analysis of Mortality in the Year 1933.
    Rate per 1,000 Population.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Live Births.Percentage of Total Deaths.
    All CausesTyphoid and Paratyphoid Fevers.Smallpox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Influenza.Violence.Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 yrs.).Total Deaths under 1 year.Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners.Inquest Cases.Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest.Uncertified Causes of Death.
    Live Births.Still-Births.
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    TABLE No. 70. Nett Deaths during the Calendar Year 1933, but including Non-Residents in Institutions in the Borough.
    Causes of Death.Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents," whether occurring within or without the District.Deaths in Public Institutions.
    All Ages.Under I year.1 and under two years.2 and under 5 years.5 and under 15 years.15 and under 25 years.25 and under 35 years.35 and under 45 years.45 and under 55 years.55 and under 65 years.65 and under 75 years.75 years and upwards.In Borough.Outlying Institutions.
    Residents.Non-Residents.
    All Causes16341161324437770101159281336414530153400
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    TABLE No. 71. Nett Deaths during 1933, classified by Sex and Wards.
    Causes of Death.The Borough.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.
    Males.Females.Dockyard.St. Mary's.River.St. George's.Burrage.Herbert.Glyndon.St. Margaret's.Central.St. Nicholas.Abbey Wood.Well Hall.Avery Hill.Sherard.
    All Causes8348009369156621ll114110135122151110125119157
  • Page 112
    TABLE No. 72.
    Year.Bronchitis.Pneumonia.Other Respiratory.Total.Death-Rate.Number under 5 years.Percentage under 5 years.
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    TABLE No. 73. Deaths from Cancer and Malignant Disease.
    Year.Males.Females.Total.Rate.Percentage of Total Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 74. Deaths from Malignant Disease.
    Seat of Primary Disease.Males.Females.Total.Deaths in Hospital.
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    TABLE No. 75. Maternal Mortality, Woolwich, 1912-1933.
    Year.Abortion.Ectopic GestationPlacenta Praevia.Other Puerperal Haemorrhage.Other Accidents of Child Birth.Child Birth with Secondary Causes.Puerperal EclampsiaPuerperal Phlebitis and EmbolismPuerperal Fever.Totals.
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    TABLE No. 76. Child Mortality (1—2 years). Death-rates per 1,000 estimated age population from stated Groups of Diseases.
    Period.Estimated mean Population.Infectious Fevers.Tuberculosis.Respiratory Diseases.Diarrhœal Diseases.All other causes.Total Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 77. Child Mortality (2—5 years). Death-rates per 1,000 estimated age population from stated Groups of Diseases.
    PeriodEstimated mean Population.Infectious Fevers.Tuberculosis.Respiratory Diseases.Diarr-hœal Diseases.All other causes.Total Deaths.
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    TABLE No. 78.
    BirthsDeaths under 1 yearRate
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    TABLE No. 79.
    Hospitals or InstitutionsNumber of deaths
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    TABLE No. 80. Infant Mortality, 1933. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under one Year of Age.
    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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    TABLE No. 81. Nett Infant Deaths, Classified by Sex and Wards.
    Causes of Death.The Borough.Woolwich.Plumstead.Eltham.
    Males.Females.Dockyard.St. Mary's.River.St. George's.Burrage.Herbert.Glyndon.St. Margaret's.Central.St. Nicholas.Abbey Wood.Well Hall.Avery Hill.Sherard.
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    APPENDIX. METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, GREENWICH, DURING THE YEAR 1933.
    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.
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    APPENDIX— continued.
    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.