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Wealdstone 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wealdstone]
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
| 1907. | Inches. | 1908. | Inches. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | .86 | 1.86 | ||||
| February | 1.31 | 1.55 | ||||
| March | 1.00 | 3.34 | ||||
| April | 3.74 | 2.71 | ||||
| May | 1.56 | 1.77 | ||||
| June | 2.03 | 1.69 | ||||
| July | 1.81 | 3.63 | ||||
| August | 1.83 | 2.98 | ||||
| September | .88 | 1.66 | ||||
| October | 4.23 | 2.38 | ||||
| November | 2.48 | .84 | ||||
| December | 3.46 | 2.28 | ||||
| Total | 25.24 | 26.69 | ||||
| Year. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | |
| Wettest month | Jan. | March | November | October | July | |
| 2.88 | 3.58 | 4.15 | 4.28 | 3.63 | ||
| Driest Month | June | Dec. | April | January | November | |
| .82 | .94 | .57 | .86 | .84 | ||
| Day on which greatest amount of rain fell. | 25th July | 9th July | 28th June | 14th Oct. | 7th January | |
| 1.10 | 1.52 | 2.28 | .94 | 1.30 | ||
| Longest dry period. | 11 days | 14 days | 18 days | 17 days | 15 days | |
| 18 June—2 July | ||||||
| 3—18 Mar. | 4—17 May 26 | Mar.—12 Apl. | 8 — 24 Sept. | 21 July—4 Aug. | ||
| Rain fell on days | 157 | 161 | 180 | 197 | 176 | |
| Total Rainfall in inches. | 21.63 | 23.04 | 27.47 | 25.24 | 26.69 | |
The usual statistical tables for the Local Government
Board and Home Office and tabulated report of
sanitary work for the County Council are appended at
the end of this Report.
In conclusion, Gentlemen, I beg to express my sincere
thanks to you for the kind support you have given me at
all times: also thanks to Mr. Bryant, your Clerk, and
Mr. Walker, your Surveyor and Sanitary Inspector, for
their assistance always willingly rendered, and to your
Assistant Sanitary Inspector, Mr. Livebody, who has very
kindly and at considerable pains, furnished me with the
charts for this Report.
I am, Gentlemen,
Very faithfully yours,
GEO. H. BUTLER, M.O.H.