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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, GREENWICH, DURING THE YEAR 1934.
| 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. 6 | 50.4 | 27.3 | 39.1 | + 0.8 | 43.9 | 3 | 0.14 |
| „ 13 | 49.7 | 27.8 | 41.4 | + 3.5 | 43.9 | 5 | 0.37 |
| „ 20 | 55.0 | 26.6 | 43.6 | + 51 | 440 | 6 | 0.64 |
| „ 27 | 50.0 | 23.8 | 34.8 | - 4.2 | 43.1 | 2 | 0.11 |
| Feb. 3 | 42.9 | 22.5 | 36.2 | — 3.5 | 42.0 | 4 | 0.19 |
| „ 10 | 49.5 | 31.9 | 41.4 | + 20 | 41 .7 | - | - |
| „ 17 | 51.2 | 30.6 | 38.1 | - 11 | 41.6 | - | - |
| „ 24 | 49.8 | 27.5 | 38.3 | -1.4 | 41.3 | - | - |
| Mar. 3 | 49.5 | 28.1 | 37.6 | -2.8 | 41.3 | 4 | 0.22 |
| „ 10 | 54.8 | 30.8 | 42.0 | + 1.1 | 41.5 | 3 | 0.55 |
| „ 17 | 52.0 | 36.9 | 42.5 | + 1.1 | 42.0 | 6 | 1.05 |
| „ 24 | 53.5 | 31.5 | 41 .8 | -0.3 | 42.4 | 3 | 0.42 |
| „ 31 | 57.5 | 30.7 | 42.6 | -11 | 42.9 | 2 | 0.03 |
| Apr. 7 | 58.4 | 32.4 | 42.5 | -3.5 | 43.4 | 3 | 0.24 |
| „ 14 | 66.2 | 29.3 | 47.8 | + 1.8 | 43.9 | 3 | 0.15 |
| „ 21 | 77.6 | 41.9 | 53.2 | + 5.3 | 45.7 | 4 | 0.47 |
| „ 28 | 60.8 | 37.1 | 46.9 | -1.7 | 46.7 | 6 | 1 .29 |
| May 5 | 697 | 36.6 | 52.9 | + 3.3 | 47.5 | 1 | 0.04 |
| „ 12 | 79.1 | 39.3 | 55.7 | + 4.3 | 48.7 | 4 | 0.29 |
| „ 19 | 68.9 | 35.7 | 51 .6 | -1.4 | 50.3 | 2 | 0.07 |
| „ 26 | 72.8 | 40.7 | 56.7 | + 1.8 | 51.3 | - | — |
| June 2 | 77.6 | 41.9 | 58.1 | + 1.3 | 52.3 | - | - |
| ,, 9 | 75.6 | 44.1 | 55.8 | -2.4 | 53.2 | 3 | 0.12 |
| „ 16 | 87.3 | 42.6 | 63.2 | + 4.7 | 54.2 | - | - |
| „ 23 | 90.6 | 49.8 | 64.2 | + 4.3 | 55.7 | 3 | 0.26 |
| „ 30 | 78.1 | 48.2 | 60.9 | -0.6 | 56.2 | 5 | 1.11 |
| July 7 | 82.4 | 48.8 | 66.3 | + 4.3 | 57.2 | - | - |
| „ 14 | 84.0 | 50.5 | 66.4 | + 3.6 | 58.5 | 2 | 0.32 |
| „ 21 | 88.4 | 51.4 | 67.7 | + 4.4 | 50.6 | 2 | 0.22 |
| „ 28 | 83.6 | 51 .7 | 65.4 | + 2.7 | 59.6 | 1 | 0.32 |
| Aug. 4 | 82.0 | 47.6 | 64.8 | + 2.6 | 59.9 | 4 | 0.26 |
| ,, 11 | 77.8 | 49.9 | 62.9 | + 0.7 | 59.8 | 3 | 0.17 |
| ,, 18 | 81.6 | 48.9 | 62.7 | + 0.4 | 59.4 | 2 | 0.36 |
| ,, 25 | 76.8 | 48.1 | 62.3 | + 1.2 | 59.5 | 2 | 0.26 |
| Sept. 1 | 77.2 | 411 | 57.9 | -2.4 | 59.4 | 3 | 0.67 |
| ,, 8 | 82.7 | 43.1 | 62.4 | + 3.1 | 58.8 | 3 | 0.64 |
| ,, 15 | 82.4 | 43.9 | 63.7 | + 5.7 | 59.0 | 2 | 0 05 |
| 22 | 74.7 | 41.9 | 58.9 | + 2.4 | 59.1 | 2 | 0.27 |
| ,, 29 | 81.3 | 44.0 | 58.1 | + 3.0 | 58.4 | 3 | 0.23 |