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January.—Mean temperature above average. Rainfall 115 per cent. of average. Sleet or snow
fell on 4 days. Sunshine 153 per cent. of average.
February.—Mean temperature about 3.2°F. above average. At Kew the mean temperature
was 46.9°F.—the mildest February since records began in 1871. Rainfall 140 per cent. of
average. No sleet or snow reported. Sunshine 125 per cent. of average.
March.—Mean temperature about 4°F. above average. A maximum of 73°F. on the Air Ministry
Roof on March 16th equalled the 1948 high temperature record for March. Rainfall only
5 per cent. of average. Sunshine about 150 per cent. of average and on the Air Ministry Roof it
was the sunniest March since at least 1929 when sunshine records began.
April.—Mean temperatures about 3°F. above average. No air frost reported. Rainfall 111 per
cent. of average. Sunshine 68 per cent. of average.
May.—Mean temperature about average. No air frost. Rainfall about 50 per cent. of average.
Sunshine about 112 per cent. of average.
June.—Mean temperature about 1°F. above average. Rainfall about 80 per cent. of average.
Sunshine 113 per cent. of average.
July.—Mean temperature about 1°F. below average. A temperature of 92°F. on the Air Ministry
Roof equalled the high record of July 3rd, 1947. Rainfall about 50 per cent. of average.
Sunshine about average.
August.—Mean temperature about average. Rainfall about 120 per cent. of average. Sunshine
about 90 per cent. of average.
September.—Mean temperature between 2° and 3°F. above average. Rainfall 117 per cent. of
average. Sunshine 93 per cent. of average.
October.—Mean temperature about 2°F. above average. Rainfall 86 per cent. of average. Sunshine
130 per cent. of average.
November.—Mean temperature a little above average. Five days with frost. Rainfall 90 per cent.
of average. Sunshine 150 per cent. of average. The 4th was a very sunny day with 8.6 hours
at Hampstead and 8.5 hours at Kew; these totals arc the highest for a November day since
records began in 1910 and 1871 respectively.
December.—Mean temperature about 2°F. below average. Rainfall about 175 per cent. of average.
About 3 inches of level snow fell on the 31st, the heaviest fall since the winter of 1947.
Sunshine about 130 per cent. average.
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
London County Council Health Committee.
London County Council Divisional Health Committee
(Division 2).
St. Marylebone Tuberculosis Care Committee.
Paddington Hospital Group House Committee No. 2.
Paddington Hospital Group House Committee No. 3.
National Society for Clean Air.
St. Marylebone Clean Food Association—Executive
Committee.
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research—
Standing Conference of Co-operating Bodies
dealing with Atmospheric Pollution.
Representatives
Councillor Dr. H.K. Ashworth.
Councillor Mrs. R.M. Challis.
Councillor Dr. E. Jacobs.
Councillor Mrs. F.E. Glenny.
Councillor Dr. L. Jacobs.
Councillor Mrs. F.E. Glenny.
Councillor Mrs. F.E. Glenny.
The Medical Officer of Health.
Councillor Mrs. F.E. Glenny
Councillor Mrs. J.P.G. Nuttall.
The Chairman of the Public Health Committee.
The Medical Officer of Health.