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London County Council 1960

[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 of London, 1960

Table V.3 (contd.)—Deaths by cause—Administrative County of London, 1960

CauseSex0.1.5.15.25.45.65.75+Total
19601959
33. Motor vehicle accidentsM—3167760683944307254
F—481319302442140129
34. All other accidentsM13101625761114068359365
f4455234247117247339
35. SuicideM...33911202831303318
F...916903212199211
36. Homicide, operations of warM.116611.1619
F...152.1919
ALL CAUSESM71185942268295,5665,1195,90418,53419,471
F5217763915913,0854,1499,41017,98718,756

Table: Table V .4 — Weather during 1960 (as recorded at Kew Observatory)

Table V .4 — Weather during 1960 (as recorded at Kew Observatory)

Temperature Difference fromRainfall Difference fromSunshine Difference from
MonthMean (a)average (6)Totalaverage (b)Totalaverage (c)
°F°Fins.ins.hrs.hrs.
January41.0+ 1.31.76.0.2045.0+ 3.2
February41.5+1.21.66+0.1181.2+22.8
March44.8+201.60+0.0672.5.34.2
April49.5+200.52.119172.9+23.7
May57.0+3.41.65.0.10189.1.8.4
June62.4+301.21.0.77256.4+55.9
July60.6.213.37+0.99163.2.32.3
August60.6.1.21.81.0.43176.0.9.0
September57.4003.43+ 1.44145.7+4.8
October52.2+ 1.95.20+2.6987.5.5.7
November47.3+3.13.79+ 1.4571.8+20.6
December41.5+0.81.98.0.1849.2+ 11.9
Year51.3+1.327.98+3.871510.5+53.3

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(a) Average of the daily means of 24 hourly readings.
(b) Average over the 80 years ended 1950.
(c) Average over the 70 years ended 1950.
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