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
Havering 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Havering]
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RAINFALL
The following table shows the amount of rainfall recorded at four stations in the Borough during the year:—
| HORNCHURCH | RAINHAM | ROMFORD | UPMINSTER | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount in millimetres | No. of days in which rain fell | Amount in millimetres | No. of days in which rain fell | Amount in millimetres | No. of days in which rain fell | Amount in millimetres | No. of days in which rain fell | |
| January | 6.15 | 22 | 51.6 | 13 | 58.7 | 20 | 59.7 | 23 |
| February | 28.9 | 16 | 27.2 | 12 | 27.3 | 16 | 27.8 | 16 |
| March | 43.6 | 15 | 35.0 | 12 | 41.0 | 14 | 42.5 | 15 |
| April | 44.0 | 21 | 33.8 | 13 | 36.8 | 17 | 34.3 | 18 |
| May | 35.4 | 19 | 25.8 | 15 | 35.2 | 19 | 30.6 | 17 |
| June | 40.0 | 15 | 30.6 | 13 | 25.2 | 14 | 40.3 | 17 |
| July | 40.9 | 11 | 36.1 | 10 | 35.2 | 8 | 32.3 | 10 |
| August | 33.7 | 6 | 26.1 | 4 | 25.3 | 5 | 20.7 | 5 |
| September | 46.8 | 6 | 29.6 | 6 | 41.1 | 5 | 36.8 | 7 |
| October | 5.5 | 3 | 6.1 | 5 | 5.1 | 4 | 56 | 5 |
| November | 51.9 | 15 | 40.9 | 13 | 51.9 | 15 | 49.8 | 18 |
| December | 50.3 | 15 | 45.0 | 13 | 44.3 | 12 | 48.1 | 14 |
| TOTAL | 482.5 | 164 | 387.8 | 129 | 427.1 | 149 | 428.5 | 165 |