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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
Sutton 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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METEOROLOGICAL NOTES, 1904.
| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | Septemb'r. | October. | November. | December. | Total for year 1904. | Total for year 1903. | Total for year 1902. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall as recorded at— Sutton | inch | inch | inch | inch | inch | inch | inch | inch | inch | inch | inch | inch | inch | inch | inch |
| Sewage Works | 3.22 | 3.05 | 1.51 | 1.26 | 2.79 | .81 | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.17 | 1.94 | 1.56 | 2.42 | 22.88 | 39.40 | 21.71 |
| Hours of sunlight(recorded at Wallington) | 39.3 | 75.7 | 92.3 | 172.3 | 157.8 | 218.4 | 278.7 | 242.6 | 180.1 | 97.4 | 65.3 | 34.9 | 1654.8 | 1575.6 | 1222.9 |
| Mean temperature (recorded at Wallington) | 38.8 | 39.4 | 40.4 | 49.4 | 53.8 | 57.G | 65.1 | 61.6 | 55.0 | 50.3 | 42.1 | 40.8 | Aver. 49.5 | Aver. 49.9 | Aver. 46.5 |
RAINFALL FOR 1904
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| Year. | Total Depth. | Greatest Fall in 24 Hours. | Number of Days upon which .01 or more fell. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth. | Date. | |||
| 1 1.48 Inches. | Sept. 30th. | 142 | ||
| 19.31 do. | Dec. 6th. | 136 | ||
| 22.76 do. | 1.50 do. | Nov. 5th. | 140 | |
| 24.21 do. | .90 do. | Feb. 15th. | 165 | |
| 1901 | 21.27 do. | 1.12 do. | Dec. 12th. | 144 |
| 1902 | 21.03 do. | .97 do. | Sept. 10th. | 183 |
| 1903 | 3764 do. | 1.78 do. | Juue 10th. | 190 |
| 1904 | 22.89 do. | .82 do. | Dec. 6th. | 184 |
January.—The month has been an extremely wet one, and if we may take the record of Greenwich
as fairly representing the district, it has not been exceeded since January, 1894. A thunderstorm
occurred on the 13th. The month's rainfall is nearly double the average. The mean temperature of
the month is about one degree above the average, and was at Wallington 38.8 degrees. There were
recorded at Wallington 39.3 hours of sunlight, which is 2.9 hours, or one per cent., below the January
average of the 15 years 1886.1900.
February.—The first three weeks were mild and wet, and the last week was cold, with frequent
snow showers. There was a thunderstorm, with hail, throughout the district on the night of the
12th.13th. The rainfall is over one inch above the average. The mean temperature of the month is
about one degree above the average, and was at Wallington 39.4 degrees. There were recorded at
Wallington 75.7 hours of sunlight, which is 13.6 hours or five per cent. above the February average
of the 15 years 1886.1900.
March.—The month may be divided into three parts, from the 1st to 9th wet, with frequent snow
showers, from the 9th to 19th fine; and from the 19th to 31st wet with frequent snow showers. The
rainfall is about one.fifth below the average. The mean temperature of the month is about a degree and
a half below the average, and was at Wallington 10.4. There were recorded at Wallington 92.3
hours of sunlight, which is 22.7 hours or six per cent. below the March average of the 15 years 1886.1900.
April.—The month has been warm and dry, with rather more than the average amount of sunshine.
A thunderstorm occurred throughout the district on the night of the 12th and 13th. The mean
temperature of the month is about 2.5 above the average, and was at Wallington 49.4. The rainfall is
about half au inch below the average. There were recorded at Wallington 172.3 hours of sunlight,
which is 12.4 hours or three per cent. above the April average of the 15 years 1886.1900.
May.—The month was was cold and stormy for the first ten days, then fine and warm for nine days,
and then rainy and unsettled for the remaining days. The weather on the 27th was very remarkable,
There was a thunderstorm between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. in which, at Sutton .26in. of rain fell; and then at
9.45 a.m. there was another thunderstorm in which .26in. fell in 15 minutes, then followed intense
darkness for about an hour. The rainfall for the month is about one half an inch above the average.
The mean temperature is about one degree above the average, and was at Wallington 53.8. There were
recorded at Wallington 157.8 hours of sunlight, which is 42.8 hours, or nine per cent, below the May
average of the 15 years 1886.1900.