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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
Whitechapel 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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T ABLE R.—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS.—HIGHEST AND LOWEST RECORDS.
| No. of Hours of Registered Bright Sunshine in London. | Humidity of Atmosphere. | Reading of the Barometer (in inches). | Temperature (Fahrenheit). | Ozone. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Qr. | Highest | 12th wk. | 27.9 | 4th week | 90 | 7th wk. | 30.08 | 7 th week | 43°.3 | 1st & 12th week | 2.9 |
| Lowest | 3rd „ | 1.3 | 8th „ | 72 | 8th „ | 29.33 | 8th „ | 30°.7 | 2nd week | 0.6 | |
| 2nd ,, ■ | Highest | 15th „ | 73.3 | 26th „ | 76 | 14th ,, | 30.13 | 22nd „ | 62°.8 | 23rd week | 3.8 |
| Lowest | 2ISt „ | 27.3 | 20th ,, | 61 | 16th „ | 29.59 | 16th „ | 41°.3 | 15,16,18,19 &2oth wk | 0.0 | |
| 3rd „ | Highest | 28th „ | 57.4 | 39th ,, | 85 | 31st „ | 30.04 | 34th ,, | 63°.9 | 36th week | 7.6 |
| Lowest | 29th ,, | 10.5 | 28th ,, | 68 | 36th „ | 29.54 | 37th ,, | 53°.8 | 39th | 0.6 | |
| 4th „ - | Highest | 40th „ | 26.7 | 49th ,, | 95 | 48th ,, | 30.06 | 40th „ | 53° 9 | 45th week | 4.7 |
| Lowest | 48th „ | 0.0 | 43rd & 53rd week | 84 | 41st „ | 2935 | 53rd „ | 28°2 | 41st & 43rd week , | 0.1 | |
Highest Temperature, 85°.9 on June roth. Lowest Temperature on December 27th.
Rain or Snow fell on 151 Days during the Year.
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