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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 1959
[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, 1959
| Cause | Sex | 0. | 1. | 5. | 15. | 25. | 45. | 65. | 75+ | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 1958 | ||||||||||
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | M | 1 | 6 | 9 | 67 | 55 | 56 | 36 | 24 | 254 | 231 |
| — | — | 27 | |||||||||
| 34. All other accidents | M | 8 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 66 | 93 | 52 | 86 | 365 | 377 |
| 327 | |||||||||||
| 35. Suicide | M | . | . | 13 | 93 | 138 | 50 | 24 | 318 | 305 | |
| _ | |||||||||||
| 36. Homicide, operations of war | M | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 18 | ||
| . | 1 | ||||||||||
| all causes | M | 702 | 107 | 93 | 207 | 897 | 5,759 | 5,377 | 6,329 | 19,471 | 19,280 |
| 67 | |||||||||||
Table V.4—Weather during 1959 (as recorded at Kew Observatory)
| Temperature Difference from | Rainfall Difference from | Sunshine Difference from | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Mean (a) | Average (b) | Total | Average ( b ) | Total | Average (c) |
| °F | °F | ins. | ins. | hrs. | hrs. | |
| January | 37.0 | 2.13 | +0.17 | 80.1 | + 38.3 | |
| February | 40.3 | 0.0 | 0.09 | .1.46 | 58.5 | +0.1 |
| March | 46.4 | +3.6 | 1.57 | +0.03 | 108.8 | +2.1 |
| April | 50.5 | + 3.0 | 2.04 | +0.33 | 138.9 | —10.3 |
| May | 56.1 | +2.5 | 0.53 | -1.22 | 230.3 | +32.8 |
| June | 61.5 | +2.1 | 0.60 | — 1.38 | 239.7 | + 39.2 |
| July | 66.0 | +3.3 | 1.57 | —0.81 | 290.4 | +94.9 |
| August | 65.8 | +4.0 | 1.13 | -1.1l | 239.9 | + 54.9 |
| September | 61.3 | + 3.9 | 0.10 | — 1.89 | 212.1 | +71.2 |
| October | 56.1 | + 5.8 | 1.87 | -0.64 | 159.6 | +66.4 |
| November | 46.0 | + 1.8 | 2.36 | +0.02 | 58.1 | +6.9 |
| December | 44.8 | +4.1 | 3.07 | +0.91 | 35.9 | -1.4 |
| Year | 52.7 | +2.6 | 17.06 | -7.05 | 1,852.3 | + 395.1 |
(a) Average of the daily means of 24 hourly readings.
(b) Average over the 80 years ended 1950.
(e) Average over the 70years ended 1950.
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