Volume 1

A table of mortality for the metropolis, shewing the number of deaths from all causes registered in the Week ending Saturday, the 11th January, 1840-1849. Annual series 1-10.

  • Great Britain. General Register Office.
Date:
1840-9
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A table of mortality for the metropolis, shewing the number of deaths from all causes registered in the Week ending Saturday, the 11th January, 1840-1849. Annual series 1-10. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    During the Week ending Saturday, 16^A October, 1847. D»t. Phases of the Mood ■?3gi > - 5 : S » Readings of Thermometers Dry High. e«l from 12 Obs. Low- est from 12 Obs. I Mean from Dew Point] Mean - • £ from 1 — ^ fi «c facjc^ si In the Water of the Thames at Greenwich, by the self- registering Thentjorneter* read at 9 o’clock next niorumg Difference between the Dew Point Temperature and Air Temperature Highest Lowest Mean of 19 Diffs. E Least! te ci-ti s 5is General Direction Pressure In lbs. on the square foot 1 Mean of ■EC «8 = Cj: ©fig sSs in' ««c h October, in. 0 0 0 ° 1 ° 1 0 1 1 0 j 0 0 1 0 . j s. S. by W. and S. lbs. lbs. lbs jMiles Sun. lO 66 0 43-0 S4-2 S4‘2 aiiO S.by \T, 1*0 O'O O'O 1 120 Mon. 11 29'7S4 64’S S3-5 S7’9 S4'o 75'0 41*0 S4’2 54-2 3'9 9*9 ‘•4 + 4’i S. Hiid S. by W. S and Calm 0*0 0*0 O'O 25 Tubs. 12 29749 73'o s°-s s8’9 SS'7 91 *2 S.*S 54-3 S4’S 3.2 12*6 0*0 + 6*3 Calm Calm and S.S.E. 0*0 O'O O'O 25 C.byN. E. byN. Wed 13 29*780 63*0 Si-o S6-i 53-6 76*0 44‘S- SS'S 5S'o 2'S 8m 0*0 + 4'7 and Calm and Calm 0*0 0*0 0*0 105 6o*s 54 8 Calm Thu. 14 29*708 S4’o 49*6 Si’4 47’4 41*0 54-5 4*0 7*0 1'2 -f VI and N.£. E.N.E. 2-3 0*0 0*1 160 Fri. >S Greatest S. decliDation 29'6S5 S4‘5 47*0 SI'2 47*8 62*5 35-5 S4'o S4'o 3'4 5-8 1 0*2 o'6 1 E.byN. i E. and Calm 2-5 0*0 0*0 40 29'84S 64-0 77*8 8*8 “f* 2*8 Calm E.N.E. Sat. i6 4S'S 53*0 Si’o 49'S S4’o 54-0 2*0 1 0*2 and E.N.E. and Cairn 0*0 0*0 0*0 40 1 MEANS 29*749 62*2 1 1 49*5 54*8 51*6 72*7 43'7 54*5 i S4’3 3-2 8.7 0-5 + 3‘3 *1* Sum — 1 515 68 o-oi 0*02 I 6-s 87 lO'O 9-3 O'OOl O’OOl O'OI 8-S Sum I o*og I ELECTRICITY Sun. Mon. Nothing was shewn during the day. Circumstances accompanying the exhibition of Electricity Positive and tension moderate from 2h. p.m. to lOU. p.m. Nothing was shewn at any other times. TUES. Positive and tension variable till 8h.p.ni. Nothing was shewn afterwards. Wed. Thurs Nothiog was shewn during the day. GENERAL REMARKS The sky was generally overcast throughout the day. The prevailing clouds were drrostratus and scud. Rain was falling at intervals during the morning. About three-fourths of the sky were covered till ah. p.m., and It was nearly clear afterwards till midnight. Cirrostratus and scud were the prevailing clouds. Rain was famiig occasionally during the morning. ' The sky was cloudless (ill 2h. a.m., and about one-half covered till eh. p.m. Overcast from 8h. p.m. till midnight. Cirrostratus, Heecy clouds, and scud were the prevailing clouds. Nothing was shewn during the day. Frid. Sat. Nothing wa-s shewn till noon. During the remainder of the day positive, with moderate tension. Positive and tension moderate at ih. and 3h. a.m., and at 4h. p.m. Nothing was ^hcwa at any other times. Overcast till 2li. p.m.; from that lime till 6h. p.m. the skf was nioslly clear, am) overcast after- wards till lUldniglit. Cirrostratus was the prevalliDg cloud. Tlic sky vras overcast througliout tlie day. Cirrostratus was the prevailing cloud. Overcast till 6h. p.m., and nearly cloudless afterwards till midnight. Cirrostratus and scud were the prevailing clouds. Generally overcast throughout the day with cirrostratus and scud. The height of the cistern of the barometer is considered to be 159 feet above the mean level of the sea. Tlie readings of the barometer are considered to be coincident with those of the Koyal Society’s flint glass standard barometer. The amount of clouds is estimated by considering a clear sky to be represented by 0, a cloudy sky by 10; and when partially cloudy by estimating the number of tenths of tlie w hole sky covered w ith cloud. I’he observations arc taken every two hours, day and night. ' ITie readings of the two self-registering thermometers, the one placed in (he full rays of the sun, and the other placed on grass fully exposed to the sky, are taken every morning at 9 a.m., and therefore exhibit the highest and lowest readings respectively, that have occurred in the previous 24 hours. ITiey are, however, placed here opposite to the civil day wliich precedes that ou which the thermometers are read. WTicwcll’s anemometer (from the indications of which the estimation of horizontal movement is made) is read at 10 A.M., and the result given is for the 24 hours preceding. It is placed here opposite to the civil day, which precedes tliat on which the anemometer is read. The average temperature for 25 years is furnished by Mr. Heury, Assistant at the Royal Obsenatory, from the observations made at his residence in the neigh- bourhood of Greenwich Park. • In reading the ICth column, it will be home in mind that -h is read “higher, and — lower, than the average. The temperature of the water of the Thames is ascertained by the use of a self-registering thermometer, suspended from the side of the Dreadnought Rospiml Ship, at the^dejpth of about 2 fwt below the surface. The readings of this instrument are registered under the superintendence of Lieutenant Sanders, R.N., thermometar Superintendent of the Dreadnought. Ulie mean reading of a thermometer placed on the mainmast, and read each day at Gh. 30m. A.M., was 51*3; ai reading at 7n. 30m. p.m., was 55*2; the mean readings at the Koyal Obsen'atory for the same times were 51*1 and 54*3 respectively. The readings of the on the mainmast on Tuesday at 2h. p.m. was 71°. t The direction of the wind for the week has been variable; the air has been in vei*)' gentle motion.