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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
Hackney 1857
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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TABLE I.
| 1857. Week Ending | Barom. | Temperature of the Air. | Moisture. | Wind. | Rain. | Ozone. | Number of cases attended by District Medical Officers. | Number of Cases of Epidemic Dieases. | Deaths in the week which is subsequendto the date given. | Mean amount of cloud. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean of Seven Observations, corrected for temperature, &c. | Absolute. | Average. | Mean Dew-point Temperature. | Mean degree of Humidity (Saturation=100). | Mean weight of a cubic foot of air. | Amount collected in each week. | Mean daily amount. | |||||||||||
| Highest. | Lowest. | Range. | Mean of Seven daily Maximums. | Mean of Seven daily Mini-mums. | Mean of Seven daily Ranges. | Adopted Mean Temperature. | ||||||||||||
| inches. | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | Inches. | o | ||||||||
| April 4 | 29.368 | 58.6 | 41.2 | 17.4 | 55.2 | 43.8 | 11.4 | 48.1 | 42.4 | 71 | 536.7 | S. E. | 0.50 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | 31 | + 4.2 |
| 11 | 29 640 | 64.2 | 38.4 | 25.8 | 60.2 | 45.6 | 14.6 | 50.9 | 45.8 | 81 | 537.2 | Variable. | 0.64 | 0.3 | 8 | 2 | 19 | + 4.6 |
| 18 | 29.564 | 67.8 | 32.2 | 36.6 | 54.7 | 35.7 | 19.0 | 44.2 | 39.2 | 83 | 543.8 | S. W. | 0.40 | 3.0 | 6 | 2 | 21 | - 2.3 |
| 25 | 29.999 | 68.6 | 31.2 | 37.4 | 563 | 40.5 | 15.8 | 47.8 | 37.5 | 68 | 547.6 | Variable. | 0.33 | 0.14 | 7 | 1 | 21 | - 0.6 |
| May 2 | 29.996 | 59.2 | 32.5 | 26.7 | 52.0 | 35.9 | 161 | 42.4 | 33.4 | 71 | 553.2 | N.E. | 0.00 | 0.3 | 8 | 2 | 37 | -7.5 |
| 9 | 30.088 | 64.2 | 32.6 | 31.6 | 57.4 | 35.0 | 22.4 | 45.1 | 34.6 | 66 | 552.5 | N.E. | 0.03 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 3 | 31 | -6.7 |
| 16 | 29.943 | 79.8 | 41.2 | 38.6 | 70.1 | 47.4 | 22.7 | 57.0 | 45.5 | 65 | 536.2 | Variable. | 0.10 | 1.8 | 8 | 2 | 23 | + 5.9 |
| 23 | 29.838 | 78.6 | 47.0 | 31.6 | 7.11 | 49.4 | 21.7 | 58.0 | 49.1 | 72 | 533.2 | S. W. | 0.33 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 4 | 14 | + 5.3 |
| 30 | 29.717 | 74.4 | 43.6 | 30.8 | 69.7 | 48.3 | 21.4 | 56.9 | 46.5 | 68 | 532.5 | Variable. | 0.16 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 3 | 20 | + 1.9 |
| June 6 | 29.987 | 81.2 | 42.4 | 38.8 | 73.1 | 49.8 | 23.3 | 60.5 | 46.0 | 58 | 533.6 | S. w. | 0.31 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 2 | 22 | + 3.9 |
| 13 | 29.849 | 69.6 | 41.2 | 28.4 | 67.3 | 49.3 | 18.0 | 56.6 | 46.4 | 68 | 535.2 | S.W..& S.E. | 0.58 | 2.4 | 6 | 5 | 25 | -1.8 |
| 20 | 30.015 | 82.4 | 40.8 | 41.6 | 74.6 | 48.2 | 26.4 | 59.7 | 48.2 | 66 | 534.8 | N. E. | 0.70 | 7.0 | 5 | 6 | 23 | + 1.0 |
| 27 | 30.170 | 85.4 | 53.2 | 32.2 | 81.3 | 55.9 | 25.4 | 66.2 | 55.6 | 68 | 530.1 | E. | 0.18 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | + 6.9 |
| Means | 29.859 | 71.9 | 39.8 | 32.1 | 64.9 | 45.0 | 19.9 | 533 | 43.9 | 69.6 | 538.9 | N.E.& S.W | 0.33 | 1.8 | 6.7 | + 1.2 | ||
Note.—All the Meteorological Instruments have been compared with the standards at Greenwich, and certified by Mr. Glaisher. All the observations
have been corrected for error, for diurnal range, &c., and reduced by Glaisher Tables, last editions.