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London County Council 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Table V.3 (contd.)—Deaths by cause—Administrative County oj London, 1957

Table V.3 (contd.)—Deaths by cause—Administrative County oj London, 1957

CauseSex0—1-5—15-25—45—65—75+Total
19571956
33. Motor vehicle accidentsM1294741502937216208
F--67677202278109
34. All other accidentsM11131531721025977380397
F10622103755162284331
?5. SuicideM---16891424221310301
F---647773820188179
36. Homicide, operations of warM21-23311215
F2772233-1413
ALL CAUSESM65799791918965,6865,5096,02519,14219,557
F5036965847013,3314,4218,76217,93618,760

Table: Table V.4—Weather during 1957 (as recorded at Kew Observatory)

Table V.4—Weather during 1957 (as recorded at Kew Observatory)

MonthTemperature Difference fromRain/all Difference fromSunshine Difference from
Mean (a)Average (b)TotalAverage (b)TotalAverage (c)
°F°Fins.ins.hrs.hrs.
January43.7+4.01.44-0.5255.4+ 13.6
February43.3+3.02.99+ 1.4473.2+ 14.8
March49.6+6 .81.02-0.52107.9+1.2
April49.1+ 1.60.34-1.37175.5+26.3
May52.2-1.41.05—0.70207.5+10.0
June61.9+2.50.97—1.01290.8+90.3
July64.0-1. 33.28+0.90175.9—19.6
August61.5—0.33.84+1.60165.4—19.6
September..56.5—0.92. 49+0.50103.7-37.2
October ..53.2+2.91.84-0.6795.4+2.2
November45.1+0.92.29—00570.1+ 18.9
December41.4+0.71-73-0.4348.5-ll.2
Year51.8+1.823.28—0.831,569.3+ 112.1

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((6) Average over the 80 years ended 1950.
(c) Average over the 70 years ended 1950.
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