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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 1899
[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 beinq represented by 100). | Mean Reading of Barometer (in inches). | Mean Temperature (Fahrenheit). | Rainfall (in inches). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 292.1 | 80.4 | 29.75 | 41°9 | 5.05 |
| 2nd „ | 553.5 | 71.9 | 29.79 | 52°8 | 5.87 |
| 3rd „ | 669.4 | 68.4 | 29.84 | 63°2 | 3.83 |
| 4th „ | 186.5 | 83.3 | 28.34 | 44°7 | 7.53 |
| Total | 1701.5 | 22.28 |
Mem.:—These Tables are compiled from the Registrar General's Weekly Returns.
According to Mr. Bryant Sowerby's return, as given in "The Times," January 2nd,
1900, there were at Regents Park 1148.24 hours of bright sunshine; 23.73 inches of rain
fall, and 254 days upon which the sun shone.
T able (R).—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS.—HIGHEST AND LOWEST RECORDS.
| No. of Honrs of Registered Bright Sunshine at Greenwich. | Humidity of Atmosphere. | Reading of the Barometer. (in inches). | Temperature. (Fahrenheit). | Ozone. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Qr. | Highest | 10th wk. 43.7 | 1st and 11th weeks 87 | 9th wk. 30.21 | Apl. 1st 64°1 | 6th week 2.3 8th and 9th weeks 0.0 |
| Lowest | 3rd ,, 3.3 | 12th „ 68 | 6th „ 29.37 | Mar. 21st 20.3 | ||
| 2nd Qr. . | Highest | 9th wk. 95.9 | 2nd week 80 | 10th wk. 30.14 | June 5th 81°5 | 1st week 1.9 3rd, 6th, 9th, 10th & 11th weeks 0.0 |
| Lowest | 4th „ 17.8 | 9th „ 60 | 2nd „ 29.31 | Apl. 19th 30°7 | ||
| 3rd Qr. | Highest | 5th wk. 79.7 | 13th wk. 76 | 8th wk. 30.01 | Aug. 15th 90°0 | 2nd week 0 3 1 Every other wk. I excepting 12th, | (01) No ozone 1 was present. |
| Lowest | 11th „ 23.5 | 3rd „ 58 | 13th „ 29.47 | Sept. 29th 37°1 | ||
| 4th Qr. | Highest | 3rd wk. 43.3 | 12th wk 92 | 7th wk. 30.33 | Oct. 28th 63°6 | 13th wk. 1-4 (3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th, " 11th & 12th weeks 0-0 |
| Lowest | 8th „ 0.00 | 11th „ 73 | 13th „ 29.27 | Dec. 16th 19°3 | ||
Rain or Melted Snow fell on 136 days in the year.
The highest recorded Temperature was 90°8 on August 15th.
„ lowest „ „ „ 19°3 on December 16th.