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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 1938

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

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Table: METEOROLOGY, 1938The following table is compiled from records taken at the Sewage Works, Kingston-upon-Thames.

METEOROLOGY, 1938

The following table is compiled from records taken at the Sewage Works, Kingston-upon-Thames.

Temperature of Air
HighestLowestMean Max.Mean Min.Rainfall Inches
January543248382.08
February573047360.19
March683259400.31
April663157390.08
May763364461.411
June814275550.465
July824975561.03
August874774572.68
September774368532.15
October653458452.17
November653355453.34
December552244362.93
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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 as shewn
on pages 2 and 3. Changes of staff during the year have
been recorded in the preface to the report.