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Lewisham 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Table 21 gives a record of the principal results from six stations and also give some 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 meteorological office, and relate to the nearest station which records the particular item concerned.
Atmospheric Conditions in 1960
Table 21
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Average or actual (as applic.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | ||||||||||||||
| Mean maximum1 | °F | 44.4 | 45.8 | 49.8 | 56.7 | 6.4 | 70.7 | 66.9 | 67.6 | 64.0 | 56.9 | 51.4 | 44.6 | 56.9 |
| Mean minimum1 | °F | 38.1 | 37.1 | 41 -0 | 42.9 | 49.5 | 54.7 | 55.4 | 54 3 | 51.4 | 48.0 | 43.3 | 38.1 | 46.1 |
| Mean1 | °F | 41.3 | 41.5 | 45-4 | 49.8 | 56.9 | 62.7 | 61.1 | 60.9 | 57.7 | 52.5 | 47.3 | 41.3 | 51.5 |
| Diff. from average1 | °F | + 0.7 | + 0.6 | + 1-3 | + 1.1 | + 2.4 | +12.4 | 2.9 | -2.2 | 1.1 | + 0.8 | + 2.4 | + 0.2 | + 0.5 |
| Highest maximum2 | °F | 54 | 62 | 62 | 66 | 79 | 87 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 62 | 55 | 87 (Jun. 20) |
| Lowest minimum2 | °F | 26 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 26 (Jan. II) |
| Rainfall | ||||||||||||||
| Total2 | in. | 1.42 | 1.46 | 1 -81 | 0.42 | 1.65 | 0.93 | 2.96 | 2.39 | 4.04 | 5.15 | 3.14 | 2.27 | 27.64 |
| Percent of average1 | 79 | 108 | 109 | 29 | 91 | 70 | 138 | 81 | 172 | 240 | 144 | 96 | 114 | |
| Sunshine1 | ||||||||||||||
| Daily mean | hrs. | 1.45 | 2.80 | 2-34 | 5.76 | 6.10 | 8.55 | 5.26 | 5.68 | 4.86 | 2.82 | 2.39 | 1.59 | 4.1 |
| Percent of average | 105 | 130 | 64 | 116 | 97 | 122 | 82 | 94 | 104 | 91 | 139 | 123 | 105 | |
| Wind1 | ||||||||||||||
| NE/E/SE | % | 21 | 31 | 81 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 9 | 18 | 29 |
| S/SW/W | % | 53 | 55 | 13 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 86 | 69 | 38 | 29 | 79 | 55 | 51 |
| NW/N/Calm | % | 26 | 14 | 6 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 27 | 20 |
| Atmospheric pollution | ||||||||||||||
| West Division3: | ||||||||||||||
| Water insol. matter | tpm | 8.55 | 7.19 | 8.62 | 7.76 | 11.04 | 11.30 | 8.72 | 6.50 | 6.96 | 6.56 | 9.28 | 13.92 | 8.87 |
| Water sol. matter | tpm | 5.20 | 5.53 | 7.52 | 3.38 | 6.36 | 5.20 | 4.38 | 3.88 | 6.69 | 6.53 | 4.71 | 6.20 | 5.46 |
| Sulphur | † | 2.77 | 2.47 | 2.29 | 1.47 | 1.14 | 9.73 | 0.83 | 0.38 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1-82 | 1.53 | |
| Smoke, daily average | * | 19.0 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 24.0 | 9.62 |
| ,, maximum | * | 55.0 | 30.0 | 27.0 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 55.0 |
| (date) | (6.8) | (6-9) | (31-1) | (6-8) | (7-9) | (23-24) | (1-4) | (18-19) | (24-26) | (29-31) | (8-9) | (8-9) | (Jan. 6-8) | |
| ,, minimum | * | 9.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| (date) | (30.1) | (27-29) | (29-2) | (8-11) | (24-27) | (8-10) | (5-6) | (20-22) | (31-2) | (6-7) | (24-26) | (1-2) | (Various) | |
| North Division4 : | ||||||||||||||
| Water insol. matter | tpm | 7.79 | 10.34 | 13.8 3 | 8.89 | 12.95 | 9.12 | 8.33 | 4.35 | 7.38 | 8.56 | 5.17 | 10.57 | 8.94 |
| Water sol. matter | tpm | 7.95 | 6.82 | 10.44 | 4.18 | 8.30 | 5.04 | 4.91 | 4.64 | 6.36 | 8.17 | 5.00 | 7.64 | 6.62 |
| Sulphur | † | 4.25 | 3.32 | 3.00 | 2.44 | 1.97 | 1.50 | 0.84 | 0.92 | 0.51 | 2.08 | 2.58 | 3.99 | 2.28 |
| Smoke, daily average | * | 18.0 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 9.06 |
| ,, maximum | * | 55.0 | 23.0 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 40.0 | 34.0 | 55.0 |
| (date) | (6-) | (6-9) | (31-1) | (6-8) | (7-9) | (4-7) | (1-4) | (18-19) | (24-26) | (13-14) | (8-9) | (7) | (Jan. 6-8) | |
| „ minimum | * | 9.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| (date) | (30-) | (27-29) | (29-2) | (8.11) | (24-11) | (8-10) | (5-6) | (20-22) | (31-2) | (6-7) | (26) | (1) | (Various) | |
| South Division5: | ||||||||||||||
| Water insol. matter | tpm | 7.74 | 11.2 | 8.42 | 10.24 | 8.81 | 9.77 | 9.30 | 7.42 | 6.18 | 4.50 | 5.77 | 9.67 | 8.32 |
| Water sol. matter | tpm | 5.67 | 6.8 | 7.28 | 3-92 | 5.44 | 4.93 | 3.59 | 8.45 | 5.17 | 8.97 | 4.43 | 3.25 | 5.61 |
| Sulphur | † | 1.75 | 1.4 | 1.30 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.62 2.0 | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.46 | 0.70 | 0.55 | 1.30 | 0.85 |
| Smoke, daily average | * | 17.0 | 13. | 8.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 6.95 |
| ,, maximum | * | 51.0 | 22. | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 38.0 | 34.0 | 51.0 |
| (date) | (6-8) | (6-9) | (31-1) | (6-8) | (17-18) 2.0 | (23-24) 1-n | (1-4) | (18-19) | (24-26) | (13-14) | (8-9) | (8) | (Jan. 6-8) | |
| „ minimum | * | 7.0 | 4. | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| (date) | (30.1) | (27-29) | (29-2) | (8.11) | (24-30) | (8-10) | (5-6) | (20-22) | (3-5) | (1-3) | (26) | (1) | (Various) | |
| Weather summary | Mild, fairly dry | Mild and sunny | Mild but dull | Mild, dry and sunny | Warm, fairly dry | Warm, dry, sunny | Cool, wet dry and windy | Cool rather dull | Cool and wet | Dull; exceptionally wet | Mild and fairly sunny | Changeable | ||
Notes : 'Kew; 2Lewisham; 3Valentine Court for smoke, Pool allotments for others; 'para gon place for smoke, Wearside Road for others; 5Downham Depot for smoke, Verdant Lane for others
tpm: tons per square mile per month; †as trioxide in mg per 100 sq. cms. per day mg per 100 cub. metres.