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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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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. | |||||
| Jan. 7 | 53.2 | 31.1 | 45.0 | + 6.7 | 46.4 | 6 | 0.33 |
| „ 14 | 51.2 | 27.1 | 39.0 | + 1.0 | 46.0 | 3 | 0.36 |
| „ 21 | 40.4 | 27.9 | 35.0 | - 3.5 | 44.8 | 4 | 0.14 |
| „ 28 | 37.1 | 20.0 | 29.9 | - 9.3 | 43.4 | - | - |
| Feb. 4 | 54.2 | 28.0 | 42.5 | + 2.9 | 42.2 | 5 | 0.42 |
| „ 11 | 57.2 | 33.1 | 47.5 | + 8.3 | 43.4 | 4 | 0.49 |
| „ 18 | 45.2 | 26.1 | 37.8 | - 1.5 | 43.7 | - | - |
| „ 25 | 43.0 | 22.2 | 33.7 | - 6.1 | 42.8 | 5 | 0.49 |
| Mar. 4 | 55.0 | 35.1 | 44.8 | + 4.4 | 42.2 | 6 | 0.86 |
| „ 11 | 57.7 | 32.7 | 46.4 | + 5.5 | 43.5 | 2 | 0.41 |
| „ 18 | 57.9 | 28.4 | 45.3 | + 3.6 | 43.9 | 3 | 0.89 |
| „ 25 | 59.7 | 28.7 | 44.5 | + 2.4 | 44.4 | 2 | 0.43 |
| Apr. 1 | 66.1 | 25.9 | 46.6 | + 2.5 | 44.5 | 1 | 0.18 |
| Apr. 8 | 72.8 | 35.5 | 52.3 | + 6.1 | 45.2 | - | - |
| „ 15 | 71.7 | 32.0 | 52.2 | + 6.0 | 46.6 | 1 | 0.02 |
| „ 22 | 66.1 | 31.2 | 42.7 | - 5.5 | 47.1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| „ 29 | 66.6 | 30.5 | 50.9 | + 2.2 | 47.1 | 4 | 0.51 |
| May 6 | 70.2 | 38.5 | 53.6 | + 3.8 | 48.2 | 4 | 0.45 |
| „ 13 | 67.8 | 44.3 | 52.6 | + 1.1 | 49.4 | 5 | 0.69 |
| „ 20 | 73.6 | 37.8 | 55.4 | + 2.2 | 50.2 | 1 | 0.09 |
| „ 27 | 79.2 | 44.8 | 58.3 | + 3.1 | 51.5 | 6 | 0.96 |
| June 3 | 80.5 | 43.4 | 59.1 | + 2.0 | 52.3 | 1 | 0.06 |
| „ 10 | 86.0 | 51.0 | 66.4 | + 8.2 | 53.7 | - | - |
| „ 17 | 80.7 | 45.3 | 59.6 | + 1.0 | 54.5 | 3 | 0.70 |
| „ 24 | 77.4 | 44.0 | 57.5 | - 2.7 | 55.1 | 4 | 0.87 |
| July 1 | 78.9 | 50.1 | 61.5 | - 0.0 | 55.7 | - | - |
| July 8 | 86.9 | 53.6 | 67.8 | + 5.7 | 56.7 | - | - |
| „ 15 | 76.7 | 51.7 | 61.9 | - 1.0 | 57.7 | 5 | 0.97 |
| „ 22 | 84.6 | 53.2 | 66.8 | + 3.6 | 58.1 | 2 | 0.32 |
| „ 29 | 95.0 | 56.0 | 70.3 | + 7.7 | 59.3 | 1 | 0.08 |
| Aug. 5 | 85.1 | 54.0 | 68.6 | + 6.5 | 59.9 | _- | - |
| „ 12 | 95.8 | 54.1 | 69.7 | + 7.4 | 60.7 | 1 | 0.07 |
| „ 19 | 79.5 | 50.2 | 64.2 | + 2.0 | 60.7 | 4 | 0.16 |
| „ 26 | 83.1 | 47.1 | 61.8 | + 0.8 | 60.3 | 2 | 0.17 |
| Sept. 2 | 89.9 | 53.1 | 68.4 | + 8.3 | 60.2 | 1 | 0.13 |
| „ 9 | 80.8 | 50.1 | 65.3 | + 6.1 | 60.6 | - | - |
| „ 16 | 73.7 | 40.8 | 59.1 | +1.2 | 60.2 | 2 | 0.70 |
| „ 23 | 78.2 | 48.1 | 58.7 | + 2.5 | 59.5 | 4 | 1.49 |
| „ 30 | 70.1 | 48.7 | 58.6 | + 3.7 | 58.7 | 4 | 0.48 |