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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

East Ham 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Table: TABLE 33.METEOROLOGICAL RECORD—YEAR 1933.Rain Gauge 5-in. in diameter, placed 1 foot above ground, 15 feet above sea level. Temperature taken in the shade of a Stevenson's Screen, 5 feet from the ground.

TABLE 33.

METEOROLOGICAL RECORD—YEAR 1933.

Rain Gauge 5-in. in diameter, placed 1 foot above ground, 15 feet above sea level. Temperature taken in the shade of a Stevenson's Screen, 5 feet from the ground.

Months.Temperature of Air during the Month.Mean Temperature of Air.Rainfall.
Highest Maximum.Lowest Minimum.Mean of All Highest. All Lowest.No. of Days on which Rain fell, 0.01 and over.Amount collected in inches.Mean rate of fall for Rainy Days.Greatest fall in 24 hours.Date of greatest fall.
January54°23°42.2°34.1°38.2°150.950.060.208th
February57°25°46.7°36.0°41.3°131.540.120.4911th
March64°29°54.5°38.1°46.3°141.980.140.4217 th
April71°31°58.6°42.2°50.4°70.800.110.1826th
May80°42°64.8°47.6°56.2°122.210.180.5028th
June84°47°71.0°52.6°61.8°112.280.210.5312th
July92°53°76.1°58.1°61.8°111.660.150.4116th
August92°50°77.6°57.6°67.6°60.300.050.0816th
September82°43°70.4°53.9°62.1112.690.240.7220th
October68°33°58.6°46.5°52 .6°131.340.100.3529th
November56°32°47.9°39.2°43.5°140.990.070.2215th
December45°25°38.0°31.6°34.8°70.390.060.1231st
Means and Totals for the Year.92°23°58.9°44.8°51.4°13417.130.130.7220th Sept.

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The Rainfall for the Year was 6.58 ins. below, and the number of days on which rain fell 34 below
the year 1932, at East Ham.
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