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 Malden & Coombe]
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H.M. Coroner for the district held inquests in seven instances and the following verdicts were returned:—
| Natural causes | 3 |
| Accidental | 3 |
| Misadventure | 1 |
RAINFALL, 1944.
Table showing rainfall in the district during 1944, taken at the Sewage Disposal Works, California Road, New Maiden:—
| inches | |
|---|---|
| January | 1.32 |
| February | 0.65 |
| March | 0.05 |
| April | 1.56 |
| May | 0.90 |
| June | 2.01 |
| July | 2.18 |
| August | 2.30 |
| September | 2.11 |
| October | 2.61 |
| November | 3.49 |
| December | 1.28 |
| 20.46 | |
| Increase on previous year | 0.73 inches. |
| Average for past 5 years | 22.75 inches. |