[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, The Vestry of the Parish of St. George the Martyr].

  • St. George the Martyr (Southwark, London, England). Parish Council.
Date:
[1857]
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    5 Report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the first Quarter, 1857. TABLE 3.—Mortality and Meteorology. Week DEATHS, from local weekly returns Barometer corrected Mean Thermometer Dew Point Weight of Vapour in cubic foot of air, grains Wind Rain in inches Total Zymotic Disease Diarrhœa Chest Diseases Total Mortality Average of the weeks for 10 years Highest Lowest 1 2 1 16 29 29.9 29.864 45.1 38.1 36.4 2 6 w. .59 * The amount of Rain was much less than the Average of the Quarter for many years, which, according to Howard, is 5.092; notwithstanding in January it was greatly in excess. Meteorology from Dr. Thomson's reports taken at St. Thomas's Hospital. 2 1 0 8 17 33.3 29.845 43.8 36.0 34.1 2.4 S.W.N.E. 1.02 3 4 0 10 18 33.9 29.745 43.2 35.1 34.9 2.5 variable .47 4 3 1 6 19 29.6 29.704 45.5 37.5 35.9 2.6 SW.NW. .38 5 4 1 18 32 30.0 29.731 37.4 29 5 29.2 2.0 N.E. .20 6 5 0 8 30 28.6 29.894 38.6 30.3 28.5 2.0 N.E.S.W. .04 7 3 0 10 27 26.6 29.970 48.2 37.5 34.7 2.5 s.w. .19 8 3 0 11 34 25.9 30.115 49.8 38.7 38.7 2.9 s.w. .... 9 0 0 9 24 26.5 30.348 49.8 38.0 37.0 2.7 variable ... 10 1 0 13 22 30.8 30.272 51.3 40.7 36.9 2.8 variable .03 11 2 0 11 23 28.2 29.726 45.6 34.4 29.7 2.1 W.S.W .40 12 2 0 17 30 28.1 29.827 55.5 41.9 38.6 2.8 variable .35 13 3 0 7 26 27.7 29.752 45.9 35.1 31.2 2.3 variable ... Summaries and Averages 33 3 144 331 379.1 29.898 46.6 36.8 34.5 2.5 S.W. 3.62