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London County Council 1961

[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, 1961

Table V.3 ( contd.)—Deaths by cause—Administrative County of London, 1961

CauseSex0-1 -5-15-25-45-65-75+Total
19611960
33. Motor vehicle accidentsM17146664493743281307
F-431322272935133140
34. All other accidentsM11172537901155363411359
F141659154559162325247
35. SuicideM---22991203423298303
F---10611003023224199
36. Homicide, operations of warM1124651-2016
F---142299
ALL CAUSESM711102972148375,6865,1476,31419,10818,534
F57179451076103,1654,2899,94118,80717,987

Table: Table V .4 — Weather during 1961 (as recorded at Kew Observatory)

Table V .4 — Weather during 1961 (as recorded at Kew Observatory)

MonthTemperature Difference fromRainfall Difference fromSunshine Difference from
Mean (a)Average (b)TotalAverage (b)TotalAverage (c)
°F°Fins.ins.hrs.hrs.
January40.8+1.12.45+0.4953.5+ 11.7
February46.2+ 5.92.15+0.6066.0+7.6
March47.5+4.70.16-1.38171.3+ 64.6
April52.0+4.52.06+0.35101.7-47.5
May53.8+0.20.95-0-80232.6+35.1
June61.2+ 1.81.39-0.59241.5+41.0
July62.4-0.31.20-1.18202.9+7.4
August62.1+0.32.29+0.05166.9— 18.1
September60.8+3.42.14+0.15130.-3-10.6
October53.1+2.82.11-0.40123.1+29.9
November45.3+ 1.11.82-0.5263.3+ 12.1
December39.6-1.13.44+ 1.2854.4+ 17.1
Year52.1+2.122.16— 1.951,607.5+ 150.3

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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.