London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Chigwell 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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APPENDIX
| Metropolitan High Beech | Water Board Buckhurst Hill | Chigwell U.D.C. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxborough S.D. Works | Loughton Depot | |||
| January | 3.56 | 3.43 | 2.85 | 3.46 |
| February | 0.46 | 0.45 | Nil | .35 |
| March | 1.05 | 1.17 | 1.06 | .93 |
| April | 1.08 | 1.18 | 1.03 | .99 |
| May | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.69 | .64 |
| June | 3.58 | 3.02 | 3.00 | 3.21 |
| July | 4.24 | 4.20 | 3.62 | 3.29 |
| August | 4.74 | 4.42 | 4.35 | 4.12 |
| September | 2.23 | 2.08 | 1.70 | 1.90 |
| October | 2.45 | 1.91 | 2.08 | 2.02 |
| November | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.47 | 0.57 |
| December | 2.91 | 2.62 | 2.18 | 2.49 |
| 27.68 | 25.75 | 23.03 | 23.97 | |
AVERAGE RAINFALL FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS
1952 — 25.31
1953 — 20.81
1954 — 25.44
1955 — 21.44
1956 — 25.10
The highest point in the District is 372 O.D. and the
lowest 44 O.D
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