Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
This page requires JavaScript
Appendix
rainfall in inches for month 1958
Metropolitan Water Board | Chigwell U.D.C. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
high Beech | Buckhurst Hill | Luxborough S.D. | Loughton Depot | |
January | 2.45 | 2.46 | 2.49 | 2.13 |
February | 3.59 | 2.93 | 2.56 | |
March | 1.14 | 1.11 | 0.84 | .98 |
April | 1.58 | 1.49 | 1.53 | 1.42 |
May | 2.72 | 2.19 | 2.35 | |
June | 5.59 | 5.73 | 5.22 | 6.03 |
July | 2.89 | 2.60 | 2.11 | 2.47 |
August | 3.50 | 3.64 | 3.30 | 3.17 |
September | 3.88 | 3.71 | 3.61 | 3.61 |
October | 2.58 | 2.30 | 1.96 | 2.10 |
November | 1.80 | 1.79 | 1.70 | 1.30 |
December | 2.98 | 3.07 | 2.65 | 2.53 |
34.70 | 33.24 | 29.69 | 30.65 |
This is the highest rainfall since 1939 when an average of
32.89 was recorded.
AVERAGE RAINFALL FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS
1954 - 25.44
1955 - 21.44
1956 - 25.10
1957 - 21.08
1958 - 32.07
The highest point in the district is 372 O.D. and the
lowest 44 O.D.
-40-