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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 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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T able (Q).—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS.
| No. of Hours of Registered Bright Sunshine at Greenwich. | Mean of Degree of Humidity. (saturation being represented, by 100). | Mean Reading of Barometer (in inches). | Mean Temperature (Fahrenheit). | Rainfall (in inches). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 143.2 | 79.9 | 29.65 | 35°2 | 3.21 |
| 2nd „ | 457.8 | 71.5 | 29.84 | 54°8 | 2.11 |
| 3rd „ | 503.2 | 73.2 | 29.80 | 62°3 | 6.50 |
| 4th „ | 121.2 | 85.6 | 29.67 | 44°9 | 7.76 |
| Total or Mean. | Total 1225.4 | Mean 77.5 | Mean 29.74 | Mean 49°3 | Total 19.58 |
| Mem.:—These Tables are compiled from the Registrar General's Weekly Returns. | |||||
T able (R).METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS. HIGHEST AND LOWEST RECORDS.
| No. of Hours of Registered Bright Sunshine at Greenwich. | Humidity of Atmosphere. | Reading of the Barometer, (in inches). | Temperature. (Fahrenheit). | Ozone. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Qr. | Highest | 11th wk. 29.8 | 3rd week 89 | 8th wk. 30.15 | 12th week 48°3 | 10th week 3.1 |
| Lowest | 1st „ 0.2 | 7th „ 66 | 13th „ 29.04 | 6th „ 22°4 | 2nd „ 00 | |
| 2nd Qr. | Highest | 6th „ 74.7 | 4th „ 88 | 6th „ 30.00 | 13th „ 65°8 | 4th „ 4.9 |
| Lowest | 1st „ 9.8 | 6th,10th and | 4th „ 29.50 | 1st „ 41°5 | 10th and 12th | |
| 13th wk. 61 | wk. 0.0 | |||||
| 3rd Qr. | Highest | 2nd „ 59.7 | 5th „ 82 | 12th and 13th | 13th „ 87°3 | 3rd „ 31 |
| wks. 30.08 | ||||||
| Lowest | 5th „ 12.0 | 2nd ,, 55 | 6th „ 29.48 | 5th „ 72°1 | 10th „ 0.4 | |
| 4th Qr. | Highest | 1st „ 32.5 | 13th „ 93 | 3rd „ 30.08 | 1st „ 56°5 | 7th „ 4.2 |
| Lowest | 12th „ 0.3 | 7th „ 80 | 7th „ 29.45 | 13th „ 34°7 | 3rd „ 0.0 | |
| Rain or Melted Snow fell on 136 days in the year. | ||||||