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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
Leyton 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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the public health. A reference to the rainfall for the year, the
figures for which are given in full further on, show that as
compared with 1905, when 6.09 inches fell between September
1st and the end of the year, last year we had 9.92 inches during
the same period.
Apart from this period of sickness the year may be regarded
as having been a normally healthy one, except for the prevalence
of Influenza.
RAINFALL.
The Death Rate in its relation to the rainfall is worthy of study.
| Year. | Rainfall. | Death Rate. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 35.0 | 10.9 |
| 1904 | 17.46 | 13.1 |
| 1905 | 19.44 | 11.2 |
| 1906 | 22.47 | 12.2 |
| The drier the year the higher the Death Rate. | ||
Here are the figures month by month for 1906:—
| Month. | Total Depth. | Greatest 24 | Fall in hours. | Number of Days with .01 or more recorded. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | Inches. 3.83 | Inches. .65 | Date. 12 | 19 |
| February | 1.67 | .33 | 17 | 18 |
| March | .75 | .27 | 10 | 15 |
| April | .81 | .29 | 30 | 9 |
| May | 1.16 | .50 | 20 | 9 |
| June | 2.34 | 1.84 | .28 | 6 |
| July | .61 | .30 | 27 | 6 |
| August | 1.38 | .64 | 2 | 6 |
| September | 1.73 | 76 | 4 | 8 |
| October | 2.97 | .44 | 29 | 16 |
| November | 3.32 | .73 | 8 | 17 |
| December | 1.90 | .30 | 30 | 17 |
| 22.47 | 146 |