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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
Havering 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION
The following table shows the amount of rainfall recorded
at 3 recording stations in the Borough during the year:
TABLE 49
| Month | Raphael Park, Romford | Spring Farm, Rainham | Upminster | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount in inches | No. of days in which rain fell | Amount in inches | No. of days in which rain fell | Amount in inches | No. of days in which rain fell | |
| January | 2.29 | 15 | 1.97 | 16 | 2.48 | 22 |
| Febru ary | 1.10 | 15 | 1.25 | 14 | 1.20 | 16 |
| March | 1.18 | 13 | 1.17 | 13 | 1.03 | 13 |
| April | 2.10 | 13 | 2.06 | 8 | 2.28 | 14 |
| May | 1.75 | 16 | 1.87 | 15 | 2.11 | 21 |
| June | 2.44 | 19 | 1.78 | 12 | 1.89 | 16 |
| July | 2.56 | 11 | 3.04 | 10 | 3.14 | 14 |
| August | 2.90 | 17 | 2.43 | 13 | 3.01 | 18 |
| September | 5.54 | 20 | 6.20 | 17 | 6.35 | 22 |
| October | 2.48 | 15 | 2.40 | 12 | 2.36 | 18 |
| November | 1.45 | 18 | 1.62 | 15 | 1.51 | 17 |
| December | 2.00 | 12 | 2.12 | 9 | 2.10 | 13 |
| TOTAL | 27.79 | 184 | 27.91 | 154 | 29.46 | 204 |
For comparison with these local figures, those for rainfall
at Kew Observatory are shown in the following table, together
with details of sunshine:—
97