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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
Hornchurch 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]
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RAINFALL DURING THE YEAR.
1 am indebted to Mr. Y. W. Williams, the Surveyor, for the subjoined information on rainfall as recorded at the two recording stations used during the vear.
| Amount of rainfall in inches. | Nos. of days in which rain fell. | |
|---|---|---|
| At Eastern Outfall Works :— | ||
| January- | 0.98 | 11 |
| February | 1.66 | 16 |
| March | 1.11 | 7 |
| April | 1.34 | 10 |
| May | 2.52 | 13 |
| June | 2.59 | 19 |
| July | 1.08 | 10 |
| August | 3.20 | 15 |
| September | 1.76 | 19 |
| October | 1.03 | 10 |
| November | 1.96 | 17 |
| December | 1.73 | 14 |
| 20.96 | 161 | |
| At Langtons | ||
| J anuary | 1.25 | 12 |
| February | 2.13 | 20 |
| March | 0.99 | 9 |
| April | 1.37 | 11 |
| May | 2.75 | 15 |
| June | 2.12 | 17 |
| July | 1.36 | 11 |
| August | 3.61 | 18 |
| September | 2.15 | 18 |
| October | 1.13 | 13 |
| November | 2.15 | 19 |
| December | 1.99 | 18 |
| 23.00 | 181 | |