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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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APPENDIX.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, GREENWICH, DURING THE YEAR 1935.
| 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. 5 | 53.7 | 37.9 | 48.3 | +9.8 | 48.5 | 4 | 0.42 |
| „ 12 | 46.1 | 26.8 | 36.7 | -1.3 | 47.6 | 4 | 0.32 |
| „ 19 | 52.0 | 31.7 | 42.4 | +4.1 | 46.4 | 2 | 0.07 |
| „ 26 | 49.8 | 32.6 | 41.8 | +2.9 | 46.0 | 5 | 0.32 |
| Feb. 2 | 56.8 | 25.4 | 38.6 | —1.0 | 45.1 | 4 | 0.29 |
| „ 9 | 52.8 | 28.3 | 39.5 | +0.1 | 44.9 | 3 | 0.27 |
| „ 16 | 56.0 | 32.9 | 45.7 | +6.6 | 44.3 | 4 | 0.38 |
| „ 23 | 52.1 | 31.1 | 45.1 | +5.5 | 45.1 | 3 | 0.44 |
| Mar. 2 | 51.6 | 29.9 | 40.6 | +0.4 | 45.0 | 4 | 1.02 |
| „ 9 | 52.6 | 29.1 | 39.4 | —1.5 | 44.5 | 3 | 0.22 |
| „ 16 | 56.8 | 31.2 | 39.9 | —1.5 | 43.7 | - | 0.00 |
| „ 23 | 67.0 | 33.7 | 49.8 | +7.8 | 44.3 | 3 | 0.37 |
| „ 30 | 60.8 | 36.3 | 48.0 | +4.6 | 45.7 | 1 | 0.01 |
| Apr. 6 | 56.9 | 30.7 | 42.0 | -3.8 | 46.1 | 6 | 0.39 |
| „ 13 | 60.0 | 32.8 | 48.4 | +2.4 | 46.1 | 6 | 1.49 |
| „ 20 | 63.2 | 34.2 | 48.3 | +0.7 | 47.1 | 7 | 0.66 |
| „ 27 | 63.6 | 39.6 | 48.7 | +0.0 | 48.0 | 2 | 0.37 |
| May 4 | 67.0 | 35.2 | 50.9 | +1.5 | 48.4 | 1 | 0.07 |
| „ 11 | 75.7 | 43.6 | 55.0 | +4.0 | 49.7 | — | 0.00 |
| „ 18 | 55.9 | 28.2 | 43.5 | -9.3 | 50.2 | 4 | 0.39 |
| „ 25 | 69.0 | 33.9 | 51.3 | —3.2 | 49.9 | 4 | 1.00 |
| June 1 | 71.2 | 44.4 | 55.2 | —1.3 | 51.0 | 2 | 0.18 |
| „ 8 | 70.0 | 47.1 | 56.4 | —1.7 | 52.3 | 6 | 0.81 |
| „ 15 | 75.8 | 40.1 | 57.3 | —1.0 | 53.4 | 6 | 0.99 |
| „ 22 | 82.7 | 49.3 | 61.6 | +1.9 | 54.6 | 5 | 0.57 |
| „ 29 | 83.9 | 50.6 | 68.4 | +7.0 | 56.9 | 1 | 0.39 |
| July 6 | 78.5 | 55.3 | 66.6 | +4.7 | 58.5 | 1 | 0.33 |
| „ 13 | 87.1 | 47.4 | 67.7 | +5.0 | 59.3 | 1 | 0.01 |
| „ 20 | 86.6 | 51.1 | 66.5 | +3.2 | 59.9 | 3 | 0.21 |
| „ 27 | 82.8 | 54.0 | 66.3 | +3.5 | 59.9 | - | 0.00 |
| Aug. 3 | 81.2 | 45.6 | 62.0 | -0.2 | 60.3 | - | 0.00 |
| „ 10 | 87.7 | 48.9 | 68.6 | +6.4 | 60.2 | — | 0.00 |
| „ 17 | 84.0 | 45.1 | 63.1 | +0.7 | 60.5 | 1 | 0.08 |
| „ 24 | 90.9 | 54.1 | 67.9 | +6.5 | 60.5 | 3 | 1.17 |
| „ 31 | 76.4 | 42.0 | 59.1 | —1.2 | 60.4 | 3 | 0.93 |
| Sep. 7 | 74.4 | 45.5 | 60.0 | +0.5 | 59.9 | 4 | 0.85 |
| „ 14 | 76.7 | 42.4 | 58.8 | +0.6 | 59.2 | 1 | 0.03 |
| „ 21 | 73.4 | 49.1 | 59.5 | +2.7 | 58.8 | 6 | 0.50 |
| „ 28 | 73.6 | 38.1 | 56.3 | +1.0 | 58.4 | 4 | 0.86 |