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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
Lewisham 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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eindication of the sunshine, rainfall, etc., during the year. Some of these latter data icaloffice, and relate to the nearest station which records the particular item concerned. 954
| June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 650 | 66.2 | 67.5 | 64.3 | 60.3 | 51.6 | 49.1 | 56.0 |
| 50.9 | 53 .2 | 53 .0 | 50.0 | 50.1 | 41.3 | 41.0 | 44.0 |
| 57.9 | 59.7 | 60.3 | 57. 1 | 55.2 | 46.5 | 45.1 | 50.0 |
| 46 | -3.3 | -2.2 | -1.5 | + 3.6 | + 1.8 | + 4.4 | -0.5 |
| 78.0 | 78.0 | 81.0 | 84.0 | 70.0 | 61 .0 | 57.0 | 69.0 |
| 48.0 | 47.0 | 48.0 | 42.0 | 34.0 | 32.0 | 31. 0 | 36.0 |
| 236 | 2.40 | 3 .15 | 1.81 | 1.46 | 2.86 | 1.06 | 1 .76 |
| 390 | 106.0 | 102.0 | 109.0 | 59.0 | 174.0 | 70.0 | 97.0 |
| 5.43 | 4.34 | 4.78 | 5.44 | 3.21 | 1.46 | 1.56 | 3 68 |
| 750 | 65.0 | 77.0 | 114.0 | 97.0 | 84.0 | 120.0 | 93.0 |
| 14.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 16.0 |
| 590 | 85.0 | 72.0 | 82.0 | 88.0 | 67.0 | 17.0 | 62.0 |
| 27.0 | 15.0 | 24.0 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 21.0 | 18.0 | 22.0 |
| 14.98 | 16.00 | 14.98 | 14.65 | 17.36 | 11.33 | 10.14 | 13.88 |
| 10.37 | 4.38 | 7.42 | 6.83 | 5. 87 | 8.75 | 9.15 | 6.96 |
| 1.47 | 1 36 | 1.17 | 1.89 | 2.82 | 2.60 | 2.81 | 2.05 |
| - | 4.9 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 10.4 | 31.0 | 21.0 | 13 .4 |
| 7.6 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 18.7 | 184 .4 | 39.7 | 45.0 | |
| - | (6.12) | (18.24) | (22.30) | (6.12) | @ | (15.17) | - |
| 3.7 | 3 .9 | 3 .9 | 5.2 | 13 .9 | 9.5 | 6.7 | |
| (20.27) | (4.10) | (8.14) | (13.19) | (27.30) | (1.3) | - | |
| 998 | 5.27 | 8.20 | 6.62 | 5.47 | 11.66 | 5.47 | 9.40 |
| 609. | 4.68 | 10.14 | 4.78 | 5.60 | 9.61 | 7.87 | 7.18 |
| 1.80 | 0.97 | 1.43 | 1 57 | 2 35 | 4.10 | 3.76 | 2.64 |
| - | 8.3 | 9.5 | 12.1 | 28.8 | 22.9 | 16.3 | |
| - | 11.3 | 13.4 | 18.7 | 235.3 | 42.4 | 64.2 | |
| - | (18.24) | (22.30) | (6.12) | t | (15.17) | - | |
| ~~ | - | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 13.9 | 13 .6 | 9.4 |
| - | (4.10) | (8.14) | (1.5) | (27.30) | (22.24) | ||
| 18 83 ¡ö in | 5 .30 | 5.66 | 3. 33 | 3.56 | 7.44 | 3.82 | 6.23 |
| ¡ö '6/ n 7Q | 4.58 | 5.01 | 3.26 | 3.13 | 9.39 | 6.92 | 5.81 |
| ¡ö v /7 | 0.70 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 1.11 | 2.04 | 2.28 | 1.56 |
| 1 . | 5.4 8.1 | 5.7 7.4 | 5.8 101 | 9.4 14 .7 | 22.0 42.4 | 21 .0 34.3 | 11.5 19.5 |
| (6.12) | (18.24) | (22.30) | (6.12) | (17.19) | (15.17) | ||
| 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 13.0 | 9.8 | 5.9 | |
| (20.27) | (31.3) | (8.14) | (13.19) | (27.30) | (1.3) | ||
| Dull, Coll,wet | Notably cool and dull | Cool and dull ; rather wet | Cool and unsettled ; wet, sunny | Unsettled and mild | Wet ; very unsettled last part | Mild, dry and bright |