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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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Appendix
rainfall in inches for month 1958
| Metropolitan Water Board | Chigwell U.D.C. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| high Beech | Buckhurst Hill | Luxborough S.D. | Loughton Depot | |
| January | 2.45 | 2.46 | 2.49 | 2.13 |
| February | 3.59 | 2.93 | 2.56 | |
| March | 1.14 | 1.11 | 0.84 | .98 |
| April | 1.58 | 1.49 | 1.53 | 1.42 |
| May | 2.72 | 2.19 | 2.35 | |
| June | 5.59 | 5.73 | 5.22 | 6.03 |
| July | 2.89 | 2.60 | 2.11 | 2.47 |
| August | 3.50 | 3.64 | 3.30 | 3.17 |
| September | 3.88 | 3.71 | 3.61 | 3.61 |
| October | 2.58 | 2.30 | 1.96 | 2.10 |
| November | 1.80 | 1.79 | 1.70 | 1.30 |
| December | 2.98 | 3.07 | 2.65 | 2.53 |
| 34.70 | 33.24 | 29.69 | 30.65 | |
This is the highest rainfall since 1939 when an average of
32.89 was recorded.
AVERAGE RAINFALL FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS
1954 - 25.44
1955 - 21.44
1956 - 25.10
1957 - 21.08
1958 - 32.07
The highest point in the district is 372 O.D. and the
lowest 44 O.D.
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