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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 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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Table: Table (Q).—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS FOR 1897 (52 WEEKS).

Table (Q).—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS FOR 1897 (52 WEEKS).

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 Quarter179.083.829.6841.17.38
2nd ,,583.873.029.7953°94.73
3rd ,,574.572.929.7860*76.32
4th „201.984.829.9145°83.69
Total1539.222.12

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Mem. :—According to J. Bryant Sowerby, Esq., there were 23.51 inches of rain
fall, and 1251J hours of bright sunshine during the year.

Table: Table (R).—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS.— HIGHEST AND LOWEST RECORDS.

Table (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.
1 st Qr.Highest12th wk. 30.65th week 948th wk. 30.23Mar. 23rd 62°29th week 6.0
Lowest5th „ 0.412th „ 7413th „ 29.25Jan. 18th 23°82nd, 12th & 13th wks. 0.6
2nd Qr.Highest7th wk. 81.69th and 10th weeks 826th wk. 30.00June 24th 90°28th week 2.1
Lowest1st „ 26.07 th „ 628th „ 29.47Apl. 11th 29°99th „ 0.0
3rd Qr.Highest2nd wk. 78.013th wk. 8811th wk. 29.98Aug. 5th 89°57th week 3.0
Lowest13th „ 10.81st and 2nd weeks 617th and 8th wks. 29.58Sept. 19th 38°2First 6& last 4 wks. 0.0
4th Qr.Highest1st wk. 31.26th week 9212th wk. 30.283rd week 53°73rd week 0.9
Lowest6th „ 3.71st and 2nd weeks 7710th & 13th wks. 29.5112th „ 35°35th and 7th weeks 0.0

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Rain or Melted Snow fell on 162 days in the year.