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Lewisham 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 17 gives a record of the principal results from the six stations and also given one indication of the sunshine, rainfall, etc., during the year. Some of these latter data are not specific to the borough, having been obtained from a publication of the metoer-logical office, and relate to the nearest station which records the particular item concerned.
Atmospheric Condition 1955
Table 7
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Average (if applic.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature— | 56.1 | 50.6 | 481 | 5.8 | |||||||||
| Mean maximum1 °F | 41.2 | 40.3 | 45.0 | 58.2 | 59.0 | 67.2 | 74.1 | 74.4 | 67.2 | 42.2 | 41.2 | 39.9 | 43.3 |
| Mean minimum1 | 33.8 | 31.4 | 31.9 | 40.8 | 43.7 | 59.3 | 55.0 | 56.6 | 51.3 | 49.1 | 45.9 | 44.0 | 50.0 |
| Mean1°F | 37.5 | 35.9 | 38.5 | 49.5 | 51.3 | 59.3 | 64.5C | 65.5 | 59.3 | -2.5 | + 1.2 | + 3.3 | 0.5 |
| Diff. from average1 °F | -2.6 | -4.5 | -5.2 | + 1.3 | -2.4 | -0.2 | +1.5 | 3.0 | +0.7 | 68.0 | 61 .0 | 57.0 | 87 (July) 18 |
| Highest maximum2 °F | 54.0 | 54.0 | 63.0 | 72.0 | 69.0 | 78.0 | 87.0 | 87.0 | 80.0 | 30.0 | 29.0 | 27.0 | 24 (Feb. 28) |
| Lowest minimum2 °F | 25.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 42.0 | 51.0 | 51.0 | 45.0 | ||||
| Rainfall— | 6 | 2.88 | 0.8 | 1.58 | 17.04 | ||||||||
| Total5 in. | 1.89 | 1.02 | 0.75 | 0.16 | 3.86 | 1.73 | 0.01 | 0.71 | 2.17 | 109.0 | 33.0 | 80.0 | - |
| Percent of average1 | 121.0 | 82.0 | 54.0 | 14.0 | 206.0 | 80.0 | 42.0 | 68.0 | 92.0 | ||||
| Sunshine1 Daily mean hrs. | 1.08 | 2.57 | 4.47 | 5.97 | 7.05 | 5.32 | 6.92 | 5.93 | 5.20 | 3.46 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 4.22 99.0 |
| Percent of average | 72.0 | 114.0 | 118.0 | 120.0 | 110.0 | 74.0 | 103.0 | 96.0 | 109.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 | ||
| Wind1 | 7.0 | 31.0 | 22.0 | 29.0 | |||||||||
| NE/E/SE % | 35.0 | 36.0 | 47.0 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 35.0 | 46.0 | 28.0 | 6.0 | 57.0 | 29.0 | 56.0 | 46.0 |
| S/SW/W % | 49.0 | 42.0 | 22.0 | 55.0 | 61.0 | 48.0 | 16.0 | 28.0 | 73.0 | 36.0 | 40. | 22.0 | 25.0 |
| NW/N/Calm % Atmospheric pollution— | 16.0 | 22.0 | 31.0 | 18.0 | 130.1 | 17.0 | 38.0 | 4.4 | 21.0 | ||||
| West Division3 : | 12.79 | 13.16 | 11.13 | 11.96 | 10.4 | 9.15 | 12.49(8mos). | ||||||
| Water insol. matter tpm | 18.03 | 12.76 | — | — | - | - | 3.38 | 10.87 | 6.00 | 5.30 | 3.4 | 3.58 | 6.12(8mos.) |
| Water sol. matter tpm | 8.31 | 7.75 | — | — | - | - | 1.08 | 0.97 | 0.88 | 1.68 | 3.0 | 2.17 | 1.96 |
| Sulphur † | 2.71 | 2.99 | 2.74 | 1.54 | 1.94 | 1.23 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 12.1 | 33. | 21.4 | 15.3 |
| Smoke, daily average | 26.7 | 22.7 | 28.3 | 13.7 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 10.6 | 19.9 | 51. | 57.8 | 289 |
| „ maximum* | 49.4 | 32.1 | 47.4 | 23.7 | 10.0 | 6.0 | (6-8) | - | (28-30) | (29-31) | (16-18) | (1-2) | (2hrson30/11) |
| (date) | (12-4) | (16-18) | (1-4) | (2-5) | (21-24) | (1-3) | 2.6 | (24-26) | 3.6 | 5.4 | 9.3 | 11.6 | 2.1 |
| „ minimum | 10.8 | 9.6 | 15..7 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 3.2 | (27-29) | 2.1 | (3.6) | (5-7) | (9-11) | (24-28) | (Aug. 17.19) |
| (date) | (29-31) | (1-4) | (26-29) | (27-29) | (30-10) | (22-24) | (17-19) | ||||||
| North Division4 : | 10.44 | 10.44 | 14.56 | 9.25 | 13.49 | 10.3 | 6.21 | 10.39 | |||||
| Water insol. matter tpm | 8.53 | 7.84 | 14.59 | 8.82 | 10.44 | 6.75 | 3.89 | 7.21 | 3.56 | 13.89 | 5.0 | 3.35 | 6.14 |
| Water sol. matter tpm | 7.38 | 4.93 | 7.31 | 3. 59 | 6.88 | 2.15 | 2.65 | 2.15 | 1.31 | 4.06 | 4.6 | 3.77 | 3.36 |
| Sulphur | 4.60 | 5.11 | 5.28 | 2.33 | 2.05 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 30. | 23.6 | 14.2 |
| Smoke, daily average* | 24.5 | 22.2 | 22.0 | 11.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 11 .8 | 17.9 | 44.9 | 69.1 | 253 |
| „ maximum * | 41.3 | 29.7 | 32.8 | 20.1 | 9.0 | (8-10) | 7 (13-15) | (24-26) | (28-30) | (12-14) | (16-18) | (1-2) | (3hrson30/11) |
| (date) | (12-14) | (16-18) | (1-4) | (2-5) | (21-24) | 3.5 | 2-4 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 2.2 |
| „ minimum * | 14.7 | 12.1 | 13.4 | 7.0 | 4.2 | (22-24) | (27-29) | (17-19) | (3-6) | (5-7) | (9-11) | (10-13) | (Aug. 17-19) |
| (date) | (1-4) | (1-4) | (23-25) | (17-19) | (4-6) | \ | |||||||
| South Division5: | - | .8.79 | 10.18 | 8.73 | 8.6 | 3.98 | 8.59(11mos.) | ||||||
| Water insol. matter tpm | 6.78 | 6.42 | 7.64 | 9.98 | 9.09 | - | 3.52 | 14.52 | 5.96 | 0 6.15 | 4.5 | 2.90 | 5.28(11mos.) |
| Water sol. matter tpm | 8.50 | 3.92 | 4.61 | 3.59 | 7.31 | 1.13 | 1.21 | 7.48 | 0.96 | 2.14 | 2.86 | 210 | 1.92 |
| Sulphur † | 2.49 | 3.22 | 2.98 | 1.79 | 1.22 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.06 | 6.0 | 11.4 | 26. | 18.9 | 13.1 |
| Smoke, daily average | 22.4 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 12.2 | 10.3 | 4.6 | 3.7i | 2..5 | 8.4 | 18.4 | 42.0 | 46.9 | 46.9 |
| ,, maximum | 44.0 | 29.7 | 30.1 | 20.6 | (21-24) | (1-3) | (13-15) | 3.4 | (28-30) | (29-31) | (16-18) | (1 -2) | (Dec 1-2) |
| (date) | (12-14) | (16-18) | (30-1) | (2-5) | 3.4 | 1.2 | 2.2 | (24-26) | ( 3.8 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 10.3 | 1.2 |
| „ minimum * | 8.9 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 5.5 | (4-6) | (22-24) | (9-12) | I1.6 | (3-6) | (5-7) | (9-11) | (24-28) | (June 22.24) |
| (date) | (29.31) | (1-4) | (23-25) | (27-29) | v / | \7 1 | (17-19) | ||||||
| Weather summary | Cold; snowy; dull | Very cold; snowy | Dry; very cold; sunny | Very dry; sunny | cold; very wet; changeab;le | Dryish ; normaal temp | Sunny; dry and warm | Warm; dry; calm and bright | Changeable and sunny | Cold; damp; fairly calm | Mild; dry; dull; and calm | Changeable and mild |
Notes : 1Croydon; 2Lewisham; 3Valentine Court for smoke, Pool allotments for other; 4person place for smoke, Wearside Road for others; 5Downham Depot for smoke, Verdant Lane for others;
tpm: tons per square mile per month; fas trioxide in mg per 100 sq. cms. per day'18 per 100 cub. metres.