Annual report of the Director of Public Health of the Uttar Pradesh.

  • Uttar Pradesh (India). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1951]
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Credit: Annual report of the Director of Public Health of the Uttar Pradesh. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Eighty-fourth Annual Report of the Director of Medical and Health Services (Health Branch), Httar Pradesh, for the year ending 31st December 1951 fXi ’ - l- p - ^ CHAPTER I . A '' Meteorology The chief meteorological feature of the year was the late arrival of the monsoon over the State. The rainfall during the mon¬ soon period was 25 per cent in defect, and the same was the case in respect of total rainfall. Notes for specific seasons of the year are as follows ; Winter 'period (January-February)—The total rainfall during the period was 20 per cent in excess over East U. P. and 30 per cent in defect over West. Both mean monthly maximum and minimum temperatures were nearly normal during the period. Humidities were normal in January and 13 per cent below normal in February. Cloud amounts were 14 per cent above normal in January and about 40 per cent below normal in February. Hot weather period (March—May)—-The chief feature of this period was the occurrence of wide spread-thunder-showers over the State during periods 25th to 26th March and 1st to 3rd April. Isolated thunder-showers occurred during the rest of the period. Total rainfall was normal in East U. P. and 62 per cent above normal in West. Mean monthly maximum temperatures were normal in March and May and about 3°F. below normal in April. Mean- monthly minimum temperatures were generally normal during the period. Humidities were normal. Cloud amounts were normal in April and 100 per cent and 13 per cent above normal in March and May res¬ pectively. Monsoon period (June—September)—Thunder storm activity increased during the month of June and wide spread thunder-showers were experienced on the 15th and 16th of this month. The monsoon advanced over East U. P. on the 30th June and gave wide-spread rain over the whole State up to 4th July. Thereafter sea tered showers were experienced. The monsoon was active from 1st to the 25th August and again from 6th to 14th September. Total rainfall during season was almost normal in Agra, Allahabad, Jhansi and Banaras divisions and in slight to moderate defect elsewhere in the State. The mean monthly maximum temperatures were 2 to 4°F above normal in June and July and normal in August and September. The mean monthly minimum temperatures were generally normal. Humidities wer normal. Cloud amounts were also normal except for July when they were 18 per cent below normal.