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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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METEOROLOGICAL RECORD—YEAR 1923.
Rain Gauge 5-in. in diameter, placed 1-foot above ground, 15 feet above sea level. Temperature taken in the shade of a Stevenson's Screen, 5 feet from the ground.
| Months. | Temperature of Air during the Month. | Mean Temperature of Air. | Rainfall. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Maximum. | Lowest Minimum. | Mean of | No. of Days on which Rain fell, 0.01 inches and over. | Amount collected in inches. | Mean rate of fall for Rainy Days. | Greatest fall in 24 hours. | Date of greatest fall. | |||
| All Highest. | All Lowest. | |||||||||
| January | 54° | 26° | 47°.7 | 31°.9 | 41°.3 | 15 | 0.92 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 6th |
| February | 56° | 26° | 44°.4 | 37°.4 | 40°.9 | 22 | 2.61 | 0.12 | 0.53 | 7th |
| Match | 69° | 25° | 50°.9 | 37°.2 | 44°.0 | 18 | 2.14 | 0.12 | 0.65 | 12th |
| April | 66° | 29° | 54°.5 | 39°.0 | 51°.7 | 13 | 1.43 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 11th |
| May | 80° | 35° | 59°.8 | 43°.6 | 51°.7 | 14 | 1.61 | 0.12 | 0.35 | 23rd |
| June | 77° | 36° | 63°.5 | 47°.6 | 55°.5 | 8 | 0.53 | 0 .06 | 0.11 | 12th |
| July | 92° | 50° | 76°.3 | 56°.6 | 66°.4 | 10 | 2.69 | 0 .26 | 1.83 | 9th |
| August | 87° | 45° | 71°.7 | 53°.1 | 62°.4 | 9 | 1.99 | 0.22 | 0.52 | 23rd |
| September | 76° | 40° | 66°.3 | 44°.4 | 55°.3 | 12 | 0.93 | 0.08 | 0.21 | 20th |
| October | 66° | 34° | 57° .7 | 45°.3 | 5l°.5 | 20 | 4.66 | 0 .23 | 0.80 | 3rd |
| November | 58° | 21° | 44°.6 | 32°.2 | 38° .4 | 10 | 1.69 | 0.16 | 0.65 | 8th |
| December | 56° | 26° | 45°.1 | 32°.8 | 38°.9 | 17 | 0.11 | 0.42 | 25th | |
| Means and Totals for the Year. | 92° | 21° | 56°.8 | 42°.0 | 49°.8 | 168 | 2.11 | 0.14 | 1.83 | July 9th |
The Rainfall for the Year was 1.05 ins. above, and the number of days on which rain fell 11 above
the year 1922, at East Ham.