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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
Stepney 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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TABLE Q.—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS.
| 1900. | 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 niches). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 178.8 | 82.1 | 29.66 | 39º2 | 6.76 |
| 2nd „ | 507.7 | 73.3 | 29.79 | 52º8 | 4.04 |
| 3rd „ | 633.7 | 72.1 | 29.86 | 61º8 | 4.38 |
| 4th ,, | 191.2 | 85.0 | 29.72 | 47º8 | 5.47 |
| Mean or Total | Total. | Mean. | Mean. | Mean. | Total. |
| 1151.4 | 78.1 | 29.75 | 50º4 | 20.65 |
Mem.—These Tables are compiled from the Registrar General's Weekly Returns.
According to J. Bryant Sowerby, Esq., at Regent's Park, 167 days upon which rain
fell, caused 24.75 inches of rain to be registered.
TABLE R.—METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS.—HIGHEST AND LOWEST RECORDS.
| 1900. | No. of Hours of Registered Bright Sunshine at Greenwich. | Humidity of Atmosphere. | Reading of the Barometer (in niches.) | Temperature (Fahrenheit). | Ozone. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Qr. | Highest | 13th wk. 26.3 | 9th wk. 90 | ioth wk 30.08 | 8th wk. 58º9 | 7th wk. 1.7 |
| Lowest | 5th ,, 3.1 | 6th ,, 73 | 8th ,, 29.15 | 6th ,, i8°2 | 2nd and 6th wks 0.0 | |
| 2nd Qr. | Highest | nth wk. 60.0 | 13th wk. 80 | 3rd wk 30.11 | 1 ith wk. 89°4 | 8th wk. 1.9 |
| Lowest | 6th ,, 23.1 | 7th ,, 68 | 1st, 2nd & 6th wks. 29.63 | 1st „ 25°7 | 4th, 5th & 6th wks 0.0 | |
| 3rd Qr | Highest | 3rd wk. 83.2 | 6th wk. 84 | nth wk 30.13 | 3rd wk. 72°1 | 6th wk. 8.4 |
| Lowest | 9th ,, 21.8 | 3rd „ 60 | 8th ,, 29.59 | 10th „ 55°7 | 3rd ,, 6.0 | |
| 4th Qr. | Highest | 2nd wk. 34.8 | 7th and 13th wks 91 | 11th wk 30.03 | 2nd wk. 55°3 | 13th wk. 2.1 |
| Lowest | 10th ,, 31 | 3rd „ 75 | 9th ,, 29.36 | 8th ,, 42°4 | 7th & 12th wks. 0.1 | |