Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Newington]
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(Deduced from Observations at Greenwich under the Superintendence of the Astronomer Royal, and compiled from Quarterly Tables furnished to the Registrar- General by James Glaisher, Esq., F.R.S.)
Winter Jan., Feb., March. | Spring April, May, June | Summer July, Aug., Sep. | Autumn Oct., Nov., Dec. | Temprature Of | Elastic Force of Vapour. | Weight of vapour in a cubic Foot of Air. | Degree of Humidity. | Reading of Barometer. | Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air. | Rain. | Reading of Thermometer in Grass. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Air. | Evaporation. | Dew Point. | Air Daily Range. | No. of Nights it was. | Lowest Reading at Night. | Highest Reading at Night. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mean. | Diff. From Average of 125 Years | Diff. From Average of 55 Years | Mean. | Diff. From Average of 55 Years | Mean. | Diff. From Average of 55 Years | Mean. | Diff. From Average of 55 Years | Mean. | Diff. From Average of 55 Years | Mean. | Diff. From Average of 55 Years | Mean. (Satn.=100). | Diff. From Average of 55 Years | Mean. | Diff. From Average of 55 Years | Mean. | Diff. From Average of 55 Years | Amount. | Diff. From Average of 81 Years | At of below 30. | Between 30 and 40 degree | Above 40 | ||||||
1896 | º | º | º | º | º | º | º | º | º | in. | in. | grs | gr. | in. | in. | grs. | grs. | Sums. | Sums. | º | º | ||||||||
YEAR. | 50.1 | + 1.6 | +0.9 | 6.8 | +0.4 | 43.5 | —0.1 | 14.7 | —1.2 | •291 | —•002 | 3.3 | —0.1 | 79 | .3 | 29.847 | +•073 | 542 | 0 | in. 22.42 | in. —2.56 | 53 | 141 | 172 | 17.4 | 58 7 | |||
Winter Qtr. | 45.2 | +3.4 | +2.5 | 0.2 | X2.4 | 379 | +2.8 | 10.6 | —1.2 | •228 | +.022 | 2.7 | +0.3 | 86 | +2 | 29.989 | + 218 | 554 | + 1 | 3.99 | ..0.93 | 30 | 50 | 11 | 17.4 | 480 | |||
Spring do. | 55.6 | +3.3 | +2.7 | 05 | + 1.4 | 45.8 | +0.4 | 19.9 | —0.2 | 313 | +•007 | 3.5 | + 0.1 | 69 | —8 | 29.929 | + •147 | 538 | 0 | 2.77 | —2.89 | 3 | 36 | 52 | 27.2 | 57.5 | |||
Summer do. | 60.4 | +0.7 | +0.2 | 5.8 | —0.5 | 52'0 | — 1*7 | 181 | —1.8 | •388 | + •016 | 4.3 | —0.2 | 74 | —3 | 29.761 | + •032 | 529 | —1 | 8.67 | +1.39 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 38.2 | 58.7 | |||
Autumn do. | 42.4 | —1.2 | -1.9 | 40.7 | —1.8 | 38.5 | —2.0 | 10.3 | —1.5 | •235 | —•022 | 2.7 | —0.4 | 87 | —3 | 29.709 | -•040 | 548 | +1 | 6.99 | .0.13 | 20 | 54 | 18 | 24.0 | 53.0 | |||
In this Table, + and — respectively signify that the numbers in the preceding column are above or below the average to the amount of the quantities to which these signs are affixed. |