Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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METEOROLOGY, 1935.
The following table is compiled from records taken by Mr. P. G. Lloyd.
Temperature of Air. | Rainfall Inches | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Highest | Lowest | Mean Max. | Mean Mm. | ||
January | 53 | 28 | 45 | 36 | 0.99 |
February | 58 | 28 | 49 | 38 | 2.42 |
March | 65 | 30 | 54 | 38 | 0.29 |
April | 66 | 30 | 57 | 41 | 2.85 |
May | 77 | 30 | 64 | 44 | 1.13 |
June | 88 | 48 | 74 | 54 | 3.21 |
July | 88 | 50 | 80 | 58 | 1.40 |
August | 87 | 46 | 76 | 56 | 2.29 |
September | 78 | 40 | 68 | 52 | 2.86 |
October | 69 | 29 | 58 | 45 | 2.25 |
November | 62 | 28 | 51 | 40 | 4.09 |
December | 63 | 25 | 44 | 35 | 2.18 |
Total inches | 25.95 |
The average annual rainfall at Greenwich is about 24½
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.