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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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n 1961 21
| June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Average or actual (as applic.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.0 | 21.3 | 20.7 | 19 7 | 15 .0 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 14. 5 |
| 11.4 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 9.0 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 8.1 |
| 16.2 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 16 3 | 12.0 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 11.4 |
| +0.5 | —0.7 | —0. 2 | + 1.4 | + 1.1 | + 0.2 | .0.8 | + 0 7 |
| 29 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 34 (Jul. 2) |
| 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | —4 | —4 (Dec. 27) |
| 1.30 | 0.83 | 0.20 | 1.69 | 3.19 | 2.52 | 2.60 | 17 6 |
| 81 | 86 | 92 | |||||
| 8.05 | 6.55 | 5.38 | 4.34 | 3.97 | 2.11 | 1 75 | 4.4 |
| 115 | 89 | ||||||
| 26 | |||||||
| 10.47 | 7.48 | 9. 83 | 7.65 | 6.95 | 11.22 | 9 66 | 9.33 |
| 5.52 | 2.91 | 3.78 | 5.25 | 6.13 | 6.88 | 801 | 5.16 |
| 0.57 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 1.75 | 2.00 | 1.24 |
| 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 5 .4 | 19.0 | 28 | 9.2 |
| 5.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 49.0 | 64 | -_ |
| (3-5) | (6-7) | (2.4) | - | ||||
| 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | _ | |
| (8-9) | (8-9) | (5.6) | — | ||||
| 8.07 | 6.30 | - | 5.39 | 6.90 | 9.25 | 8.12 | 8.38 |
| 4.68 | 2.78 | - | 5.97 | 7.71 | 8.91 | 9.37 | 6.03 |
| 1.25 | 1 05 | 0.97 | 1.26 | 1.59 | 2.73 | 3.42 | 2.07 |
| 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 13.0 | 23 | 7.4 |
| 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 38.0 | 81 | - |
| (2) | (22) | _ | |||||
| 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 4.0 | 14.0 | - | |
| (8) | — | ||||||
| 8.48 | 10.00 | 6.93 | 4.94 | 6.75 | 7.55 | 10.02 | 8.44 |
| 4.01 | 3.04 | 3.75 | 5.58 | 6.91 | 7.76 | 7.37 | 5.14 |
| 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.56 | 1.81 | 2 .28 | 0.95 |
| 2.0 | 1.5+ | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 28 | 6.2 |
| 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 44.0 | 73 | - |
| (2.5) | (2) | (5) | - | ||||
| 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 / NIL | 1.01 | 2.0 | 3 0 | - | |
| (4) | (4) | — | |||||
| Sunny, hirly dry | Cloudy and cool; dry | Cool and changeable | Mild and changeable | Changeable, fairly mild | Sunny; mainly dry | Cold, wet but sunny | |
| place for smoke, Wear side Road for others ; 'Downham Depot for smoke, Verdant Lane for others • mg per 100 cub. metres. | |||||||