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Student Public Health Inspectors
D. F. Yarrow
C. B. Sharratt
Chief Clerk
*W. D. Softley
Clerical Staff
N. R. Gray, a.i.c.d.
J. Burt
Mrs. V. L. Hatwell
L. Williams (to 2.4.56)
T. Crute
Mrs. A. L. Dowries
Mrs. J. E. Auger (from 22.5.56)
Public Analysts
G. Taylor, f.r.i.c.
J. H. Hammence, m.sc., Ph.d., f.r.i.c.
*Part-time.
METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS 1956
I am indebted to the Director of the Meteorological Office of the
Air Ministry for the following summary of the main features of the
weather during 1956.
January. Wet and changeable. Rainfall totals about twice normal.
Much fog in first week. Sunshine slightly above average.
February. Exceptionally cold. Snow or sleet was frequent but
falls were light. Sunshine was near normal and there was little fog.
March. Dry and sunny. Temperatures a degree above normal.
Rainfall about half normal. Sunshine well above average.
April. Rather cold. Sunshine slightly below normal.
May. Very dry and sunny. Sunshine well above normal. No
completely sunless days. No fog.
June. Cold and dull. There were several thunderstorms and the
first half of the month was particularly wet and thundery. Sunshine
totals were well below normal.
July. Cool, rather dull and very wet. Rainfall mostly more than
twice normal with thunderstorms on several days. Sunshine was between
80% and 90% of normal. .
August. Very cool ; mostly very wet. Some parts of London had
20 "wet days." Sunshine was between 80% and 90% or normal.
September. Dull, very wet at first. Sunshine was only about 75%
of normal and it was the fourth successive dull month.
October. Rather cold ; mainly dry. Despite the rapidly shortening
days there was rather more sunshine than in September. Several days
with thunder.
November. Very dry and cold towards the end of the month.
Very dense fog in the suburbs on two occasions. Sunshine little above
normal.
December. Changeable but exceptionally dull. First ten days of
the month were very dry. Very little sun.