[Report 1918] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough.

  • Halifax (England). County Borough Council. nb2008024085.
Date:
1918
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Credit: [Report 1918] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    General Summary of Meteorological Observations taken at the Public Library, Belle Vue, from January 1st, 1918, to December 31st, 1918. By E. Green, Librarian. LATITUDE OF STATION - 53° 43' N. LONGITUDE = 1° 52' W. HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL = 626 FEET. 1918. Pressure of Atmosphere in Month. Temperature of Air in Month. Mean Temperature. Vapour. d L 60® '3 o £-2 Meau Reading of Thermometer. Wind. Rain. 3 o ► Mean. Adop- ted.) 8 w 1 W In a cubic foot of Air. ||| ■3’§■■§ i 1 S - il s o T) . •Sfi Relative proportion of o’® §1 G° cJ . Remarks Month. CO iJ = J 3 si | J3 .- 1 W o tic G es rt J °a Is oj £ & < * O G t S A o ° il OT a co 5 ^ gW 3 « CO Ji !.s = a s- It ■11 WOT N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calms. S ° w i J anuary February in. | in. 29-893 1-230 O 52-1 0 11-6 O . O 40-5 42-2 O I 31-7 O , 0 10*5 37*4 0 330 in. •189 gr- 2*2 8T- 0-5 72 gr. 540-0 0 54-6 26-9 1-3 2 1 0 2 4 14 7 15 3 7-8 18 2-85 The observations have 30-057 2-226 51-5 25-5. 26 0 45-9 36-8 9-1 42-0 37-5 ■215 2-5 0-7 78 535 0 62-0 360 2-1 0 3 0 3 4 13 4 8 10 8-4 17 5-20 been reduced to mean 30-059: 1-132 60-1 26-6 33-5 46-2 35-1 11-141-6 35-2 •202 2-4 0-8 74 535-0 70-9 33 0 1-6 6 9 10 0 0 11 5 4 1 6-7 12 1-40 values by Glaisher s April May June 29-951 1-004 63-8 30-5 33-3 50-0| 37-1 1.3-9 42-3 36-4 •214 2-5 0-9 72 532-0 82-6 34-9 2-4 8 24 4 0 0 2 1 4 3 7-3 10 0-77 Barometrical & Diurnal 30 010 1-014 79-2 34-5 44-7 62-2:45-4 16-9 55-5 45-5 •304 3-4 1-8 65 519-0 100-1 41-9 1-6 2 10 2 4 4 5 5 10 5 6-4 10 2-93 Range Tables, and the Hygrometrical results 30-023 0-836 76-8 39-5 37-3 61-4,46-5 15'0 55-4 44-6 •291 3-3 20 61 519-0 102-3 42-5 2-2 7 4 1 1 1 3 6 18 X O 7 0 12 1-15 July August 29-860 0-978 74-1 40-7 33-4 64-3 50T 15-3| 59 0 49-1 •349 3-8 2-0 66 516-0 102-6 46-9 1-7 3 3 2 0 3 17 5 8 8 7-5 15 3-94 have been deduced from 29-947 0-726 76-5 44-9 31-6 66-1 52-2 14-0,59-9 51-8 •389 4-3 1-6 75 515-0 105-4 50-2 1-9 *2 3 1 1 1 3 17 12 6 7-2 13 1-83 the seventh edition of September October 29-716 0-998 70-2 39-3 30-9 57-1 45 8 11-4 52-2 46-0 •310 3-5 1-0 74 523 o 95-0 44-1 1-7 3 2 1 1 3 11 17 5 3 7-4 28 9-87 Hygrometrical Tables, 29-966 0-772 60-3 32-5 27-8 52-2 42-5 9-7 48-4 42-8 •276 31 0-9 76 527-0 79-7 40-0 1-6 4 5 0 1 O 16 6 9 6 4-2 15 2-21 after corrections for November 130-052 1-324 56-4 27-9 28-5:44-2 35-2 9-0 40-7 37-5 •225 2-6 0-5 81 535 0 57-6 32-7 1-4 1 3 1 3 1 10 5 6 18 8-4 11 1-57 Index errors ol the December 29*731 1*128 55-9 28-3 27-6 47-5|38-7 1 8-8 43-3 39-6 •250 2-9 0-4 86 534-0 60-3 35-4 2-1 o 2 0 1 2 12 13 13 2 8*7 21 5-87 Instruments employed. Annual Means j *2 9 *940 1*114 64-7 31-8 53-0 53-2 41-4 12-0 41-5 41-5 •267 3-0 1-0 73 527-0 81-0 38*7 1-8 3 5 2 1 2 9 7 9 6 7-2 The Mean Monthly Beadings of the Earth Thermometer, four feet below the surface, were as follows:— January, 40“ March, 41° May, 47° July, 53° September, 53° February, 42“ April, 43° June, 51° August, 55° October, 49“ November, 46° December, 44“ Lowest Readings = 40° on January 9th to January 26th. Highest Readings — 56° on August 23rd to August 30th. Rain fell on 182 days, and measured 39'59 inches