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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
London County Council 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Table V.3 (contd.)—Deaths by cause—Administrative County of London, 1958
| Cause | Sex | o— | 1— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75+ | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 1957 | ||||||||||
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | M | — | 3 | 16 | 58 | 39 | 58 | 27 | 30 | 231 | 216 |
| F | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 104 | 78 | |
| 34. All other accidents | M | 12 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 80 | 99 | 46 | 78 | 377 | 380 |
| F | 12 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 58 | 177 | 527 | 284 | |
| 35. Suicide | M | — | — | 1 | 16 | 100 | 128 | 34 | 26 | 305 | 310 |
| F | — | — | — | 13 | 59 | 112 | 41 | 19 | 244 | 188 | |
| 36. Homicide, operations of war | M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 18 | 12 |
| F | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | |
| ALL CAUSES | M | 701 | 90 | 92 | 164 | 878 | 5,586 | 5.417 | 6,352 | 19,280 | 19,142 |
| F | 517 | 51 | 65 | 100 | 683 | 3,229 | 4,528 | 9.57J | 18,746 | 17,936 | |
Table V.4—Weather during 1958 [as recorded at Kew Observatory)
| Temperature | Rainfall | Sunshine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Difference from | Difference from | Difference from | ||||
| Month | Mean (a) | Average (b) | Total | Average (b) | Total | Average (c) |
| °F | °F | ins. | ins. | hrs. | hrs. | |
| January | 40.6 | +0.9 | 1.91 | -0.05 | 42.9 | + 1.1 |
| February | 43.0 | +2.7 | 2.30 | +0.75 | 48.1 | -10.3 |
| March | 40.3 | -2.5 | 1.02 | -0.52 | 118.8 | + 12.1 |
| April | 46.6 | -09 | 1.28 | -0.43 | 156.8 | +7.6 |
| May | 54.5 | +0.9 | 2.28 | +0.53 | 201.9 | +4.4 |
| June | 58.8 | -0.6 | 4.13 | +2.15 | 164.5 | -36.0 |
| July | 62.6 | -0.1 | 2.48 | +0.10 | 210.0 | + 145 |
| August | 61.7 | -0.1 | 3.41 | + 1.17 | 127.6 | -57.4 |
| September | 60.4 | + 3.0 | 3.96 | +1.97 | 146.7 | +5.8 |
| October | 53.2 | +2.9 | 2.04 | -0.47 | 93.6 | +0.4 |
| November | 45.7 | + 1.5 | 1.89 | -0.45 | 42-. | —8-6 |
| December | 42.8 | + 2.1 | 2.97 | +0.81 | 33.2 | -4.1 |
| Year | 50.9 | +0.9 | 29.67 | + 5.56 | 1,386.7 | -70.5 |