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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 1936
[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 1936.
| 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. 4 | 50.9 | 35.2 | 44.6 | + 6.0 | 44.8 | 6 | 1.18 |
| „ 11 | 56.1 | 34.1 | 45.8 | + 7.8 | 45.2 | 6 | 0.99 |
| „ 18 | 410 | 24.8 | 33.4 | —4.8 | 44.6 | 3 | 0.48 |
| „ 25 | 49.0 | 25.1 | 38.7 | —0.1 | 43.0 | 5 | 0.58 |
| Feb. 1 | 52 .1 | 36.9 | 45.6 | + 6.0 | 43.1 | 7 | 1.26 |
| „ 8 | 45.5 | 24.6 | 34.7 | —4.8 | 43.4 | 1 | 0.10 |
| „ 15 | 42.8 | 19.4 | 33.2 | —5.8 | 41.7 | 1 | 0.12 |
| „ 22 | 54.3 | 29.8 | 42.2 | + 2.6 | 41.0 | 5 | 0.89 |
| „ 29 | 47.4 | 29.4 | 37.6 | —2.6 | 41.7 | 5 | 0.26 |
| Mar. 7 | 51.6 | 28.0 | 38.7 | —2.0 | 41.7 | 5 | 0.19 |
| „ 14 | 60.4 | 32.3 | 43.4 | + 2.3 | 42.3 | 3 | 0.10 |
| „ 21 | 65.3 | 31.3 | 38.9 | + 3.9 | 42.9 | - | 0.00 |
| „ 28 | 65.3 | 38.8 | 50.8 | + 8.1 | 44.1 | 3 | 0.41 |
| Apr. 4 | 63.8 | 35.5 | 48.4 | + 3.2 | 45.8 | 5 | 0.66 |
| „ 11 | 52.2 | 34.3 | 41.7 | —4.4 | 45.7 | 1 | 0.03 |
| „ 18 | 53.8 | 29.2 | 40.7 | —6.2 | 45.2 | 2 | 0.13 |
| „ 25 | 62.0 | 28.3 | 44.6 | —4.0 | 45.1 | 5 | 0.72 |
| May 2 | 63.1 | 36.7 | 49.9 | + 0.9 | 46.4 | 2 | 0.26 |
| „ 9 | 79.6 | 41.7 | 53.9 | + 3.4 | 48.0 | - | 0.00 |
| „ 16 | 75.0 | 42.1 | 57.7 | + 5.4 | 49.7 | 1 | 0.07 |
| „ 23 | 74.6 | 39.0 | 55.1 | + 1.2 | 51.4 | 4 | 0.26 |
| „ 30 | 67.9 | 33.7 | 52.8 | —3.2 | 52.1 | 1 | 0.04 |
| June 6 | 68.4 | 40.0 | 51.0 | -6.9 | 52.2 | 6 | 0.89 |
| „ 13 | 75.4 | 51.0 | 59.1 | +0.9 | 52.9 | 2 | 0.48 |
| „ 20 | 85.3 | 48.3 | 64.0 | + 4.9 | 54.5 | 2 | 0.87 |
| ,, 27 | 87.8 | 55.1 | 67.4 | + 6.3 | 56.8 | 4 | 0.81 |
| July 4 | 76.3 | 56.1 | 62.9 | + 1.2 | 58.0 | 5 | 0.54 |
| „ 11 | 76.9 | 51.3 | 62.0 | —0.5 | 58.7 | 4 | 0.93 |
| „ 18 | 77.8 | 52.2 | 61.9 | — 1.4 | 58.9 | 6 | 0.71 |
| „ 25 | 71. 2 | 47.7 | 59.7 | —3.3 | 59.0 | 5 | 0.56 |
| Aug. l | 73.0 | 46.6 | 58.7 | —3.6 | 58.9 | 5 | 0.55 |
| „ 8 | 70.1 | 50.4 | 59.0 | —3.1 | 58.8 | 4 | 0.13 |
| „ 15 | 81.5 | 47.7 | 61.2 | — 1.2 | 58.9 | 3 | 0.35 |
| „ 22 | 82.9 | 51.3 | 64.7 | + 3.0 | 59.5 | 1 | 0.06 |
| „ 29 | 84.6 | 46.0 | 63.9 | + 3.3 | 60.0 | - | 0.00 |
| Sep. 5 | 82.8 | 54.2 | 63.6 | + 3.9 | 60.0 | 3 | 0.71 |
| „ 12 | 76.9 | 52.3 | 60.6 | —2.0 | 59.8 | 4 | 0.39 |
| „ 19 | 72.0 | 47.5 | 58.5 | + 1.2 | 59.5 | 3 | 0.40 |
| „ 26 | 72.3 | 48.8 | 59.7 | + 4.1 | 59.2 | 5 | 1.46 |