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August.—Although temperatures reached 80 degrees on 1st and the first few days were sunny
and warm, the rest of the month was cool, cloudy and wet. Rainfall exceeded normal by 76
per cent. Day temperatures were 2.5 degrees below average and there was 10 per cent. less
sunshine than normal. Gales on 25th with gusts to 42 m.p.h. at Croydon.
September.—Rainfall above average by 28 per cent. Sunshine deficient by a quarter of normal
monthly quota.
October.—Only 68 per cent. of normal rainfall. Average sunshine. Quiet, dry first half of month.
Changeable in second half with gales on 17th.
November.—Most of rain fell in first 5 days, and monthly rainfall total was about average. Stormy
weather at beginning of month brought gales with gusts of 70 m.p.h. at Croydon on 4th. A
little more sunshine than average. No fog. Temperatures about average.
December.—In spite of some hard frosts (with persistent fogs) in the first week of the month, and
some heavy rainfalls (nearly an inch at Kew in 24 hours 12th-13th) during the stormy week of
7th-13th, London had temperatures at little above average by day and a little below by night,
approximately 25 per cent. less than normal December rain, and 25 per cent. more than normal
sunshine.
Public Holiday Weather.
Easter. (19th to 22nd April)
Fine, sunny and warm, but becoming cloudier on Sunday with some rain, and on
Monday cloudy and cooler with outbreaks of light rain.
Whitsun. (8th to 10th June)
Fine, sunny and rather warm on Saturday becoming cloudy with rain by Sunday evening,
and this persisting through much of Monday, though it became brighter and dry on
Monday evening.
August. (3rd to 5th August)
Dry, sunny and warm, averaging 8.4 hours sunshine daily, with temperatures reaching
the upper 70s.
Christmas. (24th to 27th December)
Mostly dry, bright and mild—a good deal of cloud but sunny intervals and temperatures
in the upper 40s by day and lower 40s or upper 30s by night : only a little light rain
or drizzle at times.
SECTION B.—GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
Representation upon Other Bodies.
The Council were represented upon the under-mentioned statutory and voluntary bodies as
indicated :—
Body Representatives
London County Council Health Committee. Alderman Capt. R. G. Whitney, M.B.E., J.P.
London County Council Divisional Health Com- Councillor Dr. Elizabeth Jacobs.
mittee (Division 2). Councillor S/Ldr. S. Stanley.
London County Council Divisional Tuberculosis Miss L. West Russell.
Care Committee (Division 2). The Medical Officer of Health.
St. Marylebone Tuberculosis Care Committee. Councillor L. M. Laurance.
The Medical Officer of Health.
Paddington Hospital Group House Committee, No. 4. Miss L. West Russell.
Paddington Hospital Group House Committee, No. 5. Councillor Mrs. S. Rivington.
National Smoke Abatement Society. The Chairman of the Public Health Committee.
The Medical Officer of Health.
Paddington and St. Marylebone District Nursing Councillor Mrs. S. Rivington.
Association—Executive Committee.
St. Marylebone Youth Centre Committee—Manage- Councillor Mrs. S. Rivington.
ment Committee. Councillor The Hon. Mildred Lowther, O.B.E.
St. Marylebone Clean Food Association—Executive Councillor H. C. Garrard.
Committee. Councillor Miss F. E. Wilson.
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research— The Chairman of the Public Health Committee.
Standing Conference of Co-operating Bodies The Medical Officer of Health,
dealing with Atmospheric Pollution,