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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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The following table shows the amount of rainfall recorded at four stations in the Borough during the year:-
| HORNCHURCH | RAINHAM | ROMFORD | UPMINSTER | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount in nillimetres | No. of days in which rain fell | Amount in millimetres | No. of days in which rain fell | Amount in millimetres | No. of day s in which rain fell | Amount in millimetres | No. of days in which rain fell | |
| January | 70.0 | 25 | 57.8 | 23 | 68.2 | 24 | 70.9 | 25 |
| February | 57.7 | 19 | 40.5 | 15 | 52.0 | 19 | 57.1 | 22 |
| March | 55.6 | 15 | 39.4 | 14 | 53.7 | 15 | 53.6 | 18 |
| April | 55.7 | 20 | 53.5 | 21 | 57.9 | 23 | 52.6 | 22 |
| May | 15.6 | 8 | 19.5 | 11 | 17.1 | 9 | 17.8 | 13 |
| June | 38.9 | 7 | 16.2 | 6 | 26.7 | 6 | 20.8 | 7 . |
| July | 45.8 | 15 | 45.1 | 15 | 41.0 | 15 | 42.2 | 16 |
| August | 52.6 | 12 | 76.9 | 11 | 46.1 | 11 | 43.9 | 13 |
| September | 57.3 | 9 | 50.6 | 8 | 45.5 | 10 | 50.3 | 11 |
| October | 16.0 | 8 | 15.1 | 7 | 14.9 | 7 | 16.8 | 9 |
| November | 143.3 | 18 | 126.6 | 19 | 151.3 | 18 | 135.6 | 21 |
| December | 47.8 | 15 | 41.9 | 12 | 45.2 | 14 | 46.7 | 15 |
| Total | 650.3 | 171 | 583.1 | 162 | 619.6 | 171 | 608.3 | 192 |