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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chigwell]
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APPENDIX
RAINFALL IN INCHES FOR YEAR 1968
| METROPOLITAN WATER BOARD | CHIGWELL U.D.C. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Beech | Buckhurst Hill | Luxborough S.D. Works | Loughton Depot | |
| January | 2.50 | 2.39 | 2.30 | 1.85 |
| February | 1.07 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.94 |
| March | 1.03 | 1.14 | 0.87 | 0.91 |
| April | 1.84 | l.79 | 1.47 | 1.82 |
| May | l.72 | 1.57 | 1.58 | 1.56 |
| June | 2.81 | 2.82 | 2.37 | 2.89 |
| July | 3.28 | 3.32 | 2.43 | 3.35 |
| August | 3.08 | 3.90 | 2.94 | 3.52 |
| September | 4.95 | 4.08 | 4.45 | 4.67 |
| October | 2.64 | 2.50 | 2.17 | 2.75 |
| November | 17.2 | 1.73 | 1.73 | 1.52 |
| December | 2.84 | 2.74 | 2.44 | 2.99 |
| 29.48 | 28.98 | 25.73 | 28.77 | |
AVERAGE RAINFALL FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS
1964 - 21.08
1965 - 29.40
1966 - 27.09
1967 - 25.90
1968 - 28.24
The highest point in the District is 372 O.D., and the lowest
44 O.D.
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