Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Average or actual | ||
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Temperature—1 | ||||||||||||||
Mean | C | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 8.1 | 12.1 | 13.5 | 17.5 | 16.4 | 13.7 | 11.7 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 10.2 |
Rainfall | ||||||||||||||
Total2 | in. | 2.46 | 0.31 | 1.74 | 1.53 | 2.39 | 4.42 | 0.54 | 2.55 | 0.71 | 2.03 | 1.93 | 0.73 | 21.34 |
Per cent, of averages | 124 | 33 | 112 | 79 | 145 | 299 | 40 | 149 | 29 | 94 | 106 | 35 | 104 | |
Sunshine—1 | ||||||||||||||
Daily mean | hrs. | 1.48 | 2.88 | 3.53 | 3.83 | 7.79 | 5.61 | 7.70 | 4.99 | 5.88 | 4.93 | 3.44 | 1.02 | 4.42 |
Per cent, of average | 99 | 127 | 97 | 72 | 122 | 79 | 121 | 82 | 124 | 157 | 194 | 80 | 113 | |
Wind—1 | ||||||||||||||
NE/E/SE | 26 | 19 | 25 | 66 | 44 | 25 | 33 | 18 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 28 | |
S/SW/W | 58 | 52 | 43 | 20 | 36 | 44 | 35 | 61 | 31 | 55 | 51 | 58 | 45 | |
NW/N/Calm | % | 16 | 29 | 32 | 14 | 20 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 36 | 21 | 46 | 19 | 27 |
Atmospheric pollution | ||||||||||||||
tpm | 21.49 | 19.30 | 22.13 | 30.54 | 26.23 | 27.23 | 16.08 | 16.88 | 11.50 | 10.58 | 64.77 | 32 67 | 24.95 | |
Water sol. matter | tpm | 11.89 | 5.65 | 7.66 | 2.95 | 6.98 | 9.55 | 17.05 | 8.35 | 6.18 | 6.30 | 17.50 | 6.77 | 8.90 |
Smoke, daily average | * | 115 | 111 | 71 | 63 | 57 | 41 | 57 | 51 | 81 | 93 | 117 | 118 | 81 |
Sulphur, dally average | * | 217 | 221 | 175 | 203 | 183 | 100 | 152 | 99 | 173 | 112 | 176 | 202 | 168 |
Smoke, daily average | * | 63 | 56 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 40 | 38 | 54 | 50 | 36 |
Sulphur, daily average | * | 198 | 198 | 141 | 159 | 177 | 90 | 141 | 67 | 146 | 85 | 94 | 77 | 131 |
Smoke, daily average | * | 78 | 111 | 78 | 93 | 75 | 53 | 44 | 41 | 68 | 56 | 73 | Closed | 70 |
Sulphur, daily average | * | 260 | 282 | 207 | 262 | 257 | 125 | 195 | 118 | 228 | 142 | 183 | down | 205 |
Smoke, daily average | * | 102 | 95 | 59 | 62 | 49 | 33 | 41 | 41 | 74 | 70 | 92 | 100 | 68 |
Sulphur, daily average | * | 251 | 238 | 199 | 240 | 235 | 128 | 191 | 112 | 211 | 134 | 172 | 211 | 194 |
Weather Summary | Mainly Mild | Changeable | Changeable | Dull, cold and dry | Sunnier than average | Very cool much heavy rain | Sunny but some heavy thunder storms | Very changeable some heavy rain | Long dry and sunny spells | Warm with dry and sunny spells | Much sunnier than average | Very mild duller and drier than average |
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Notes— 1Kew; 2Lewisham; tpm: Tons per square mile per month; *microgrammes per cubic metre