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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE XII.
Prevailing direction of the Wind at Croydon in 1923. Number of Days each Month.
| 1923. | N.E | E. | S.E. | S. | S.W. | W. | N.W. | N. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 7 | 17 | 5 | ... |
| February | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| March | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| April | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... |
| May | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 10 | 5 | ... |
| June | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| July | ... | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | ... |
| August | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | ... |
| September | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | ... |
| October | ... | 1 | ... | 6 | 13 | 10 | ... | 1 |
| November | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| December | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Totals | 32 | 15 | 22 | 39 | 98 | 102 | 42 | 15 |
| 47 | 61 | 200 | 57 | |||||
The 10 years average 1867 to 1876, as embodied in Paper on 10 years
Meteorology at Croydon, read to the Croydon Microscopical and Natural
History Club, was :—
N.E. and E. Winds, yearly average 93.7
S.E. and S. ,, ,, , 63.7
S.W. and W. „ ,, „ 131.9
N.W. and N. ,, „ ,, 73.8
H. CORDEN,
Croydon