Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health / Nairobi Municipality.

  • Nairobi (Kenya). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1936]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health / Nairobi Municipality. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Comparison following :—- of the expenditure with previous years is made in the table Year. Expenditure. Paid by Government. Paid by Council. £ £ £ 1929 7,948 6,955 993 1930 6,993 6,118 875 I931 5,978 3>736 2,242 T932 5 >9^7 2,983 2,984 T933 6,144 3,072 3*o72 J934 6,547 3*273 3*274 T935 7,23° 3*7°3 3*527 1936 9,219 4*511 4,708 It is noted that the expenditure for the year was £1,989 greater than in 1935. This is accounted for by the amount expended in connection with the Clinics, of which only three months’ working was shown for 1935; in addi¬ tion the Provident Fund has been shown in this year’s figures. There being no expenditure under the heading of emergency work during the year, the total expenditure for infectious diseases prevention was less than during 1935. 4. GEOGRAPHICAL. Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is situated in the highlands about 250 miles from the coast and is 330 miles by rail from the port of Mombasa and 257 miles by rail from Kisumu on Lake Victoria. The geographical position is : — Latitude: i° 16' 43 South. Longitude : 36° 50' East. Height above sea level : From 5,452 feet to 5,700 feet. Area of Municipality : 20,712 acres or 32.4 square miles. 5. RAINFALL. The following rainfall records are from the Hill Station at 3,700 feet. Rainfall. Days of Rain. Month. M vo Lj CL. 1 Average 30 years. T9 36. Average 30 years. January 2.05 1.67 8 5 February 5-53 2.37 J3 5 March 4-51 4.53 7 10 April ... 7-34 8.05 20 17 May ... 1.86 5.12 11 16 June. 2.49 1.60 11 8 July . O.IO 0.67 3 5 August °*77 1.01 b-y / 6 September 0.61 1. j 1 6 6 October i-53 2.11 9 8 November 2.84 4.69 ] 8 14 December 1.24 2.68 6 10 Annual 30.87 35-61 ”9 110