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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TIFFIN GIRLS' SCHOOL - Station 'B'.
| 1955 | Deposit in Tons per simile | Wind Direction | Rainfall in Inches | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insoluble Solids | Soluble Solids | Total Solids | No. of Observations | No. of times SE - SW | ||
| January | Bottle broken by frost. | 93 | 38 | - | ||
| February | 5.24 | 4.42 | 9.66 | 84 | 12 | 1.07 |
| March | 5.01 | 4. 12 | 9.13 | 93 | 21 | 0.76 |
| April | 3.55 | 2.49 | 6.04 | 90 | 27 | 0.53 |
| May | 6.67 | 6.34 | 13.01 | 93 | 73 | 3.50 |
| June | 5.08 | 5.31 | 10.39 | 90 | 74 | 2.05 |
| July | 5.21 | 3.32 | 8.53 | 93 | 65 | 0.28 |
| August | 6.24 | 3.72 | 9.96 | 93 | 77 | 0.52 |
| September | 4.45 | 4.15 | 8.60 | 90 | 15 | 2.00 |
| October | 4.28 | 4.08 | 8.36 | 93 | 29 | 2.26 |
| November | 3.39 | 3.95 | 7.34 | 90 | 7 | 0.61 |
| December | 3.72 | 5.74 | 9.46 | 93 | 23 | 2.11 |
| Totals | 52.84 | 47.64 | 100.48 | - | - | 15.69 |
| *Average 1955 | 4.80 | 4.33 | 9.13 | - | - | 1.43 |
| Average 1954 | 4.63 | 5.58 | 10.21 | - | - | 2.12 |
* Average 11/12ths.
CEMETERY - Station 'C'.
| 1955 | Deposit in Tons per aq. mile | Wind Direction | Rainfall in Inches | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insoluble Solids | Soluble Solids | Total Solids | No. of Obserra tions | No. of times WNW - UHW | ||
| January | Bottle broken by frosts | 93 | 12 | - | ||
| February | 84 | 21 | - | |||
| March | 7.52 | 3.55 | 11.07 | 93 | 47 | 0.91 |
| April | 3.18 | 2.32 | 5.50 | 90 | 22 | 0.59 |
| May | 1.39 | 5.97 | 7.36 | 93 | - | 3.07 |
| June | 11.14 | 7.l6 | 18.30 | 90 | - | 2.30 |
| July | 5.17 | 6.16 | 11.33 | 93 | - | 0.28 |
| August | 8.72 | 7.62 | 16.34 | 93 | - | 0.92 |
| September | 3.55 | 5.10 | 8.65 | 90 | 21 | 1.79 |
| October | 4.11 | 3.31 | 7.42 | 93 | 19 | 2.56 |
| November | 3.98 | 3.21 | 7.l9 | 90 | 12 | 0.69 |
| December | 3.48 | 4.87 | 8.35 | 93 | 5 | 2.21 |
| Totals | 52.24 | 49.27 | 101.51 | - | - | 15.32 |
| Average 1955 | 5.22 | 4.93 | 10.15 | - | - | 1.53 |
| Average 1954 | 4.67 | 5.33 | 10.00 | - | - | 2.29 |
Average 10/12ths.