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 Harrow-on-the-Hill]
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Meteorological Observations
Month. | Hygrometer. | Temperature. | Rainfall. | Wind. | |||||||
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Day Bulb. | Wet Bulb. | Max. | Min. | Earth. | Greatest Fall in hours. | 1 No. of Days on which .01 in. or more fell. | Pre. vailing Wind. | ||||
1 ft. | 4 ft. | total D'p'h | D'p'h | Date | |||||||
September. | |||||||||||
Means | 59.73 | 56.80 | 70.50 | 49.66 | 58.80 | 60.30 | ... | ... | ... | ... | S.E. |
Highest | 72.00 | 66*00 | 91.00 | 60.00 | 64.00 | 61.00 | 1.33 | .40 | 13th | 9 | N.W. |
Lowest | 48.00 | 46.00 | 59.00 | 37.00 | 55.00 | 59.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | W |
October | |||||||||||
Means | 48.03 | 46.61 | 56.45 | 43.67 | 51.48 | 56.32 | ... | ... | ... | ... | N.E. |
Highes | 58.00 | 57.00 | 61.00 | 55.00 | 53.00 | 59.00 | 2.72 | .97 | 24th | 14 | |
Lowest | 35.00 | 34.00 | 50.00 | 29.00 | 47.00 | 55.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
November. | |||||||||||
Means | 42.33 | 41.00 | 49.07 | 38'63 | 14.53 | 51.40 | ... | ... | ... | ... | s.w. |
Highest | 52.00 | 52.00 | 57.00 | 49.00 | 47.00 | 54.00 | 3.34 | .61 | 11th | 20 | N.E. |
Lowest | 32.00 | 32.00 | 39.00 | 29.00 | 39.00 | 49.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
December. | |||||||||||
Means | 43.06 | 30.93 | 51.38 | 37.70 | 42.54 | 46.87 | ... | ... | ... | ... | S.W |
Highest | 51.00 | 51.00 | 56.00 | 48.00 | 48.00 | 48.00 | 5.30 | •61 | 20th | 28 | S.E. |
Lowest | 28.00 | 28.00 | 42.00 | 27.00 | 39.00 | 46.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Note.—On May 31st, 3.19 inches of rain fell in 2 hours.
December :28 wet days out of the month.