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Malden and Coombe 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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NATIONAL ASSISTANCE ACT, 1948.
Under the provisions of Section 50 of the National Assistance
Act, 1948, it was necessary during the year to arrange for one
burial.
CARAVANS.
Licences were granted to station, five moveable dwellings in
the area.
PUBLIC SEWERS.
Stoppages in public sewers (combined drains) were cleared by
the department on two hundred and forty-five occasions. In a few
instances the assistance of sewermen from the Borough Engineer's
department had to be obtained.
RAINFALL, 1956.
Table showing rainfall in the district during 1956, taken at the Sewage Disposal Works, California Road, New Maiden.
| Inches | |
|---|---|
| January | 3.59 |
| February | 0.39 |
| March | 0.63 |
| April | 1.04 |
| May | 0.20 |
| June | 1.92 |
| July | 3.98 |
| August | 2.39 |
| September | 2.00 |
| October | 1.55 |
| November | 0.42 |
| December | 2.64 |
| 20.75 | |
| Increase on previous year | 1.32 inches |
| Average for past five years | 22.65 inches |
I am,
Mr. Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors,
Your obedient servant,
STANLEY J. T. WOOD,
Chief Public Health Inspector.