THE GREAT FLOOD IN ESSEX.
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Having pointed out these features of the flood, I turn to the more
special objects of these notes and draw attention to Table A,
printed herewith. This table shows the total rainfall for the month
of July, 1888 (the month immediately preceding the flood) as
reported from thirty-five places of observation in the county of Essex.
The first column gives the total amounts, in inches, of rain collected
by the help of the rain-gauge at these places, the second the greatest
fall in twenty-four hours during the month, the third shows the date
of that greatest fall, and the fourth column shows the number of
Table A.—Rainfall Table for the County of Essex, July, 1888.