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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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RAINFALL RECORDS FOR THE DISTRICT. Rainfall since 1st January, 1901.
| * 1901 | * 1902 | * 1903 | † 1904 | † 1905 | † 1906 | ‡ 1907 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | |
| Jan. | 1.08 | .78 | 2.44 | 2.74 | .61 | 3.85 | .82 |
| Feb. | .82 | .73 | 1.12 | 2.41 | .80 | 1.67 | 1.3 |
| Mar. | 2.24 | 1.69 | 2.57 | 1.39 | 4.03 | 1.15 | .85 |
| Apr. | 2.17 | .64 | 1.69 | 1.03 | 1.68 | .49 | 3.45 |
| May | .44 | 2.53 | 2.07 | 2.16 | 1.03 | 1.26 | 1.73 |
| June | 1.04 | 3.79 | 6.37 | .8 | 4.84 | 2.71 | 2.27 |
| July | 2.14 | 1.56 | 4.48 | 1.5 | 1.07 | .90 | 1.13 |
| Aug. | 1.74 | 2.70 | 4.30 | 1.59 | 2.85 | 1.21 | 2.42 |
| Sept. | 1.75 | 2.57 | 3.21 | 1.5 | 1.67 | 2.97 | .51 |
| Oct. | 1.78 | 1.46 | 5.02 | 1.54 | 1.36 | 4.37 | 3.99 |
| Nov. | .43 | 1.61 | 2.04 | 1.56 | 3.39 | 4.19 | 2.24 |
| Dec. | 3.24 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 1.97 | .60 | 2.22 | 3.56 |
| Total | 18.87 | 21.55 | 36.82 | 20.16 | 23.93 | 26.99 | 24.27 |
*County Hall. †West Molesey. ‡Kingston Sewage Works.
In the records for the immediate neighbourhood,
there are considerable variations between West Molesey,
Surbiton, and Kingston (Sewage Works), amounting
sometimes to as much as an inch in a year.
H. BEALE COLLINS.