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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton]
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| January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Total for year 1910. | Total for year 1909. | Total for year 1908. | Total for year 1907. | Total for year 1900. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (inches) as recorded at— Sutton Sewage Works | 2.26 | 3.48 | 1.32 | 1.58 | 1.80 | 2.53 | 2.41 | 2.55 | 1.26 | 2.44 | 3.04 | 4.26 | 28.93 | 28.31 | 24.96 | 22.88 | 22.72 |
| Hours of sunlight (recorded at Wallington) | 62.3 | 68.4 | 122.6 | 111.1 | 186.9 | 162.6 | 97.2 | 154.2 | 119.2 | 65.2 | 55.6 | 17.3 | 1223.1 | 1447.4 | 1581.5 | 1381.9 | 1673.6 |
| Mean temperature (recorded at Wallington) | 40.0 | 42.2 | 42.9 | 46.6 | 53.6 | 60.4 | 58.6 | 61.0 | 55.8 | 53.1 | 38.7 | 44.2 | Aver. 49.7 | Aver. 48.4 | Aver. 49.8 | Aver. 494 | Aver. 50.5 |
RAINFALL 1910 for at Sutton Sewage Farm, As compared with that of previous ten years.
| Year. | Total Depth. | Greatest Fall in 24 Hours. | Number of Days upon which .01 or more fell. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth. | Date. | |||
| 1900 | 24.21 Inches. | .90 Inches. | Feb. 15th. | 165 |
| 1901 | 21.27 do. | 1.12 do. | Dec. 12th. | 144 |
| 1902 | 21.03 do. | .97 do. | Sept. 10th. | 183 |
| 1903 | 37.64 do. | 1.78 do. | June 10th. | 190 |
| 1904 | 22.89 do. | .82 do. | Dec. 6th. | 184 |
| 1905 | 23.61 do. | 1.12 do. | June 6th. | 177 |
| 1906 | 22.72 do. | 1.98 do. | June 28th. | 162 |
| 1907 | 22.88 do. | .90 do. | April 6th. | 180 |
| 1908 | 24.96 do. | 1.10 do. | Jan. 7th. | 165 |
| 1909 | 28.31 do. | 1.10 do. | Oct. 28th. | 181 |
| Average | 24.95 do. | 1.17 do. | 173 | |
| 1910 | 28.93 do. | 0.85 do. | Jan.27th. | 196 |
The total rainfall at Greenwich for 1910 was 28 064 ; and the average for the past 70 years 24.178. In 13 years only has the 1910 rainfall been
exceeded in these 70 years. In the last 30 years it was exceeded only in 1903, when the highest record—35.543—for the 70 years was attained.