London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
East Ham 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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| Month. | Total fall in inches. | No. of days on which rain fell 0.01 inches and over. | Mean rate of fall for rainy days. | Greatest fall in 24 hours. | Date of greatest fall. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904. | 1905. | 1904. | 1905. | 1904. | 1905. | 1904. | 1905. | 1904. | 1905. | |
| Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | |||||||
| January | 1.87 | 1.12 | 23 | 10 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.30 | 0.49 | 12th | 16th |
| February | 2.52 | o.68 | 23 | 10 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 0.45 | 0.17 | 9th | 20th |
| March | 1.22 | 3.00 | 17 | 20 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.64 | 2nd | 15th |
| April | 0.96 | 1.57 | 11 | 16 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.23 | 0.43 | 1st&22nd | 9th |
| May | 1.66 | 1.00 | 16 | 8 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 31st | 30th |
| June | 1.53 | 3.47 | 7 | 18 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.46 | 0.82 | 1st | 5th |
| July | 1.58 | 0.51 | 10 | 10 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.78 | 0.18 | 25th | 22nd |
| August | 0.65 | 2.32 | 9 | 17 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 075 | 0.57 | 31st | 28th |
| September | 1.31 | 2.43 | 9 | 15 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.88 | 1st | 25th |
| October | 1.65 | 0.89 | 13 | 13 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.27 | 0.18 | 21st | 30th |
| November | 1.43 | 2.53 | 12 | 21 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.37 | 0.51 | 10th | 1st |
| December | 1.94 | 0.51 | 17 | 12 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.93 | 0.10 | 6th | 29th |
| Total Averages | 18.32 | 20.03 | 167 | 170 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.93 | 0.88 | Dec. 6th | Sep. 25th |
N.B.—The Rainfall is registered by a Rain Gauge 5 ins. in diameter, placed 1 ft. above the ground and 12 5 ft. above sea.level.