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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

Kingston upon Thames 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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Table: METEOROLOGY, 1934.The summer has been an exceptionally dry one, which is illustrated in the following table from records taken by Mr. P. G. Lloyd.

METEOROLOGY, 1934.

The summer has been an exceptionally dry one, which is illustrated in the following table from records taken by Mr. P. G. Lloyd.

Temperature of Air.Rainfall Inches
HighestLowest Mean Max.Mean Min.
January562344331.36
February512244310.22
March572950361.92
April753058422.17
May793569460.47
June894776530.70
July875282582.28
August814374542.30
September834471521.31
October703160470.91
November552848401.92
December603451434.77
Total inches20.33

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The average annual rainfall at Greenwich is about 24£
inches.
SECTION B.
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES.
(i) Public Health Officers.
The Staff of the Public Health Department is set out at
the beginning of the Report.
(ii) Nursing in the Home.
(a) General.—This is carried out by District Nurses
from the Kingston Nursing Association, and in necessitous
cases the fees are defrayed by the Council.