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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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APPENDIX
RAINFALL IN INCHES FOR MONTHS IN 1954
| Metropolitan Water Board High Beech Buckhurst Hill | Chigwell Luxborough S.D. Works | U.D.C. Loughton Depot | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.23 | 1.08 | 1.02 | 1.02 |
| February | 2.51 | 2.66 | 2.05 | 2.55 |
| March | 2.38 | 2.34 | 2.26 | 2.09 |
| April | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.32 |
| May | 1.85 | 1.92 | 1.53 | 1,90 |
| June | 2.67 | 2.88 | 2.79 | 2.31 |
| July | 2.17 | 2.67 | 2.47 | 2.70 |
| August | 3.80 | 3.50 | 3.66 | 3.65 |
| September | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.53 | 1.43 |
| October | 2.41 | 2.15 | 1.40 | 2.00 |
| November | 3.88 | 3.49 | 3.86 | 3.40 |
| December | 1.60 | 1.72 | 1.44 | 1.63 |
| 26.32 | 26.25 | 24.31 | 25.00 | |
AVERAGE RAINFALL FOR THE LAST FIVE YEAARS
1950 — 24.86
1951 — 31.11
1952 — 25.31
1953 — 20.81
1954 — 25.44
The highest point in the District is 372 O.D. and the lowest 44 O.D.
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