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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 1962

[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,1962

Table V.3 (contd.)— Deaths by cause—Administrative County of London,1962

CauseSex0-1-5-15-25-45-65-75+Total
19621961
33. Motor vehicle accidentsM-6124953622834244281
F-631912322654152133
34. All other accidentsM151315358311338100412411
F131647225259163336325
35. SuicideM--1241081374725342298
F---18691053916247224
36. Homicide, operations of warM2-34142-2220
F1---96-2189
ALL CAUSESM11184902048695,7615,2616,41819,46419,108
F53971431195963,1684,29410,05218,88218,807

Table: Table V.4— Weather during1962(as recorded at Kew Observatory)

Table V.4— Weather during1962(as recorded at Kew Observatory)

MonthTemperatureRainfallSunshine
Mean (a)Difference from Average (b)TotalDifference from Average (b)TotalDifference from Average (c)
°F°Fins.ins.hrs.hrs.
January41.9+2.22.81+0.8566.1+24.3
February41.5+ 1.20.63-0.9267.9+9.5
March38.5-4.31.35-0.19112.8+6.1
April47.3-0.21.66-0.05140.7-8.5
May51.6-2.01.56-0.19159.1-38.4
June58.5-0.90.28-1.70261.8+61.3
July60.8-1.92.33-0.05133.3-62.2
August60.4-1.42.43+0.19172.8-12.2
September56.5-0.92.84+0.85152.2+ 11.3
October52.5+2.22.15-0.36117.0+23.8
November44.20.01.99-0.3536.7-14.5
December36.9-3.82.20+0.0468.3+31.0
Year49.2-0.822.23-1.881,488.7+ 31.5
(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.