Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Limehouse]
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TABLE I.
Deaths from Cholera and Diarrhœa for the week ending 9th of June, 1866, to the 29th of September,
inclusive, with the Meteorology for the same periods.
Limehouse.
Ratcliff.
Shadwell
Wapping.
The District.
Highest temperature
during any day of
week, in the shade.
Lowest temperature
during any day at
the week.
Average temperature
during the whole of
the weeky
Highest temperature
in the Sun during the
week.
Average temperature
in the Sun during the
week.
Average temperature
of the water in the
Thames at Greenwich
Between average temperature
of the week
and average temperature
of same week for
So years.
Wind, general direction
of, during the
week.
Rain, in inches, Collected
during the
week.
Wind, mean daily
pressure of, during the
week, in lbs., from 24
observations.
1866.
June 9
• • •
• • •
• • •
• ••
• ••
84.7
50.7
61.
157.6
128.4
61.6
+ 3.7
South West.
1.48
0.0
„ 16
• • •
• • •
• • •
• • •
• • •
83.8
47.6
58.5
146.2
124.2
63.4
— 0.2
S.W.&W.S.W.
0.14
0.1
„23
...
• • •
• • •
...
• ••
79.2
42.2
58.1
158.4
129.4
60.7
— 1.6
S.W.
1.12
0.3
„ 30
...
• ••
• ••
...
• ••
86.5
48.6
66.3
162.2
142.4
65.7
+ 4.8
N.E. & N.N.E.
0.21
0.1
„July 7
...
• • •
• • •
...
• • •
70.3
46.4
56.3
147.2
133.4
65.6
— 5.1
S.W.&W.S.W.
1.18
0.1
„ 14
4
4
• • •
• • •
8
87.2
48.7
68.2
163.5
140.2
65.5
+ 6.3
Variable.
0.00
0.0
„ 21
48
14
10
1
73
83.3
47.2
62.2
150.0
130.2
67.0
+ 0.2
N.E. & E.N.E.
0.00
0.0
„ 28
78
44
20
4
146
744
46.5
59.3
148.7
118.0
64.7
— 2.5
Variable.
0.09
0.0
August 4
72
47
20
16
155
72.8
46.0
58.8
137.0
115.6
62.2
— 3.6
W.W.N.W.
0.51
1.4
„ 11
29
31
10
22
92
70.0
48.2
57.7
130.7
118.6
60.1
— 4.4
S.W. & N.W.
0.59
0.8
„ 18
20
23
12
10
65
72.2
46.9
58.0
138.0
110.2
60.9
— 3.5
Variable.
0.62
0.7
„ 25
9
9
3
5
26
73.4
45.0
61.2
132.8
111.2
61.1
+ 0.5
Variable.
0.32
0.0
Sept. 1
2
4
1
6
13
78.5
46.9
60.2
155.0
122.4
36.6
— 0.5
S.W.
0.73
0.3
„ 8
7
7
2
8
25
69.3
53.1
58.5
130.0
108.3
60.9
+ 0.4
S.W.
1.91
1.9
„ 15
3
1
11
• • •
4
70.2
47.4
56.7
185.0
114.4
599
— 0.7
S.W.
0.87
1.0
„ 22
4
2
1
• • •
7
66.9
42.4
53.7
124.5
107.4
57.0
— 2.5
S.W.
0.88
1.1
„ 29
1
1
1
1
4
71.0
41.3
55.5
123.7
101.2
55.6
+ 0.9
Calm & S.W.
0.23
0.1
+ means higher. — means lower.