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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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me indication of the sunshine, rainfall, etc., during the year. Some of these latter data Heal office, and relate to the nearest station which records.the particular item concerned.
1956
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| June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Average or act. ual (as applic.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64.0 | 69.0 | 65.7 | 65.9 | 56.2 | 47.4 | 46.5 | 55.4 |
| 49.9 | 55.1 | 51.8 | 53.3 | 43.9 | 38.5 | 40.4 | 42.6 |
| 56.9 | 62 1 | 58.7 | 59 6 | 50.1 | 42.9 | 43.5 | 49.0 |
| .2.6 | .0.9 | .3.8 | + 1.0 | .1.5 | .1.8 | + 2.8 | .1.6 |
| 78.0 | 84.0 | 76.0 | 76.0 | 67.0 | 58.0 | 56.0 | 84 (July 9) |
| 44.0 | 51.0 | 49.0 | 49.0 | 36.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 17 (Feb. 2) |
| 2.16 | 3.03 | 3.11 | 1.87 | 1.14 | 0.39 | 2.17 | 1.58 |
| 105 | 196 | 108 | 116 | 34 | 24 | 110 | — |
| 4.19 | 5.44 | 5.14 | 3.76 | 3.18 | 1.66 | 0.21 | 3.66 |
| 58 | 81 | 83 | 79 | 96 | 95 | 16 | 86 |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 20 |
| 48 | 53 | 64 | 44 | 50 | 33 | 61 | 45 |
| 46 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 44 | 49 | 24 | 35 |
| 8.55 | 10.31 | 10.60 | 9.08 | 7.06 | 8.58 | 9.78 | 9.55 |
| 5.34 | 7.22 | 6.36 | 5.10 | 3.54 | 3.78 | 6.46 | 5.53 |
| 2.06 | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 1.49 | 2.48 | 3.12 | 1 92 |
| 5.4 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 9.7 | 23.8 | 24.1 | 15.0 |
| 6.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 19.8 | 46.5 | 67.4 | 202.0 |
| (20.22) | (11.13) | (29.31) | (22.25) | (10.12) | (21.23) | (21) | |
| 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 17.3 | 9.2 | 1.2 |
| (30.31) | (4.6) | (18.21) | (5.7) | (1.2) | (24.27) | (15.18) | |
| 7.15 | 9.63 | 8.63 | 6.61 | 7.85 | 10.77 | 8.56 | 10.16 |
| 4.90 | 6.44 | 5.47 | 5.44 | 6.28 | 4.77 | 6.68 | 5.69 |
| 0.97 | 1.69 | 1.16 | 1.38 | 3.30 | 5 18 | 4.12 | 3.04 |
| 5.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 10.6 | 27.3 | 24.6 | 14.8 |
| 8.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 17.3 | 41.1 | 53.8 | 176.0 |
| (27.29) | (11.13) | (29.31) | (19.21) | (10.12) | (21.23) | (22.24) | |
| 4.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 20.1 | 12.4 | 1.6 |
| (30.31) | (28.31) | (25.28) | (5.7) | (1.2) | (24.27) | (15.18) | |
| 9.22 | 12.64 | 10.14 | 8.46 | 8.40 | 8.50 | 7.28 | 9.33 |
| 5.40 | 8.17 | 6.65 | 8.99 | 9.32 | 7.34 | 7.28 | 6.69 |
| 0.97 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 1.29 | 2.86 | 1 .85 | 1.64 |
| 4.8 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 10.2 | 23.2 | 21.0 | 12.3 |
| 6.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 16.2 | 42.0 | 47.0 | 61.0 |
| (9.12) | (11.13) | (29.31) | (19.21) | (10.12) | (21.23) | (22.24) | |
| (18.20) | |||||||
| 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 16.8 | 7.4 | 1.1 |
| (30.31) | (4.6) | (25.28) | (5.7) | (1.2) | (24.27) | (15.18) | |
| Cold; moist; dull | Cool ; dull ; wet | Cold ; dull ; wet | Mild ; dull ; moist | Cool ; dry | Cool ; Very dry | Mild very dull | |
| Place for smoke, Wearside Road for others; 5ownham Depot for smoke, Verdant Lar per 100 cub. metres. | e for others | ||||||