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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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Table 18 gives a record of the principal results from the six stations and also gii are not specific to the borough, having been obtained from a publication of the mete
Atmospheric Conditii
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| January | February | March | April | May | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature— | ||||||
| Mean maximum1 | °F | 40.9 | 41.9 | 49.6 | 54.1 | 61.4 |
| Mean minimum1 | °F | 33.9 | 33.9 | 38.3 | 36.7 | 45.9 |
| Mean1 | °F | 37.4 | 37.9 | 43 9 | 45.4 | 53.7 |
| Diff. from average' | °F | .2.7 | .2.5 | +0.2 | .2.8 | 0.0 |
| Highest maximum | °F | 570 | 52.0 | 62.0 | 61.0 | 86.0 |
| Lowest minimum5. | °F | 220 | 20.0 | 28.0 | 35.0 | 41.0 |
| Rainfall— | ||||||
| Total2 | in. | 0.99 | 1.73 | 1.50 | 0.20 | 1.65 |
| Percent of average' | 53.0 | 101.0 | 84.0 | 18.0 | 149.0 | |
| Sunshine' | ||||||
| Daily mean | hrs. | 1.83 | 1 82 | 3.26 | 5.84 | 5.25 |
| Percent of average | 1230 | 81.0 | 86.0 | 118.0 | 82.0 | |
| Wind' | ||||||
| NE/E/SE | % | 390 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 37.0 | 16.0 |
| S/SW/W | % | 41 0 | 52.0 | 53.0 | 28.0 | 44.0 |
| NW/N/Calm | ... % | 200 | 19.0 | 15 0 | 35.0 | 40.0 |
| Atmospheric pollution— | ||||||
| West Division3 : | ||||||
| Water insol. matter | tpm | 809 | 12.06 | 13.92 | 13.32 | 19.75 |
| Water sol. matter | tpm | 4.57 | 5.97 | 7.29 | 5.14 | 7.75 |
| Sulphur | † | 2.51 | 2.51 | 2.25 | 1 92 | l.31 |
| Smoke, daily average | * | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ maximum | * | — | — | — | — | — |
| (date) | ... | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ minimum | * | — | — | — | — | — |
| (date) | ... | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Division: | ||||||
| Water insol. matter | tpm | 11.20 | 10.93 | 13.70 | 12 35 | 11.95 |
| Water sol. matter | tpm | 8.13 | 6.23 | 7.57 | 5.40 | 10.08 |
| Sulphur | † | 3 91 | 3 71 | 3.25 | 2.65 | 2.17 |
| Smoke, daily average | * | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ maximum | * | — | — | — | — | — |
| (date) | ... | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ minimum | * | — | — | — | — | — |
| (date) | ... | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Divisionk: | ||||||
| Water insol. matter | tpm | 5.63 | 6.95 | 5.80 | 7.44 | 11.00 |
| Water sol. matter | tpm | 5.43 | 5.30 | 7.57 | 5.53 | 5.99 |
| Sulphur | † | 2.71 | 2.43 | 1 87 | 1.73 | 1.35 |
| Smoke, daily average | * | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ maximum | * | — | — | — | — | — |
| (date) | * | — | — | — | — | — |
| „ minimum | * | — | — | — | — | — |
| (date) | — | — | — | -- | — | |
| Weather summary | Changeable very cold at end | Cold early; mainly dull | Unsettled Changeable very cold at first | Dry ; sunny ; cool | Dull and wet | |