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London County Council 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table V.3 ( contd.)—Deaths by causeAdministrativeCounty of London,1964

CauseSex0-1-5—15-25 —45-65-75 +Total
19641963
33. Motor vehicle accidentsM17227240532939263234
F31111715232839137132
34. All other accidentsM13282125891043358371422
F1510418265644129302377
35. SuicideM---331161192324315368
F--11557954922239259
36. Homicide, operations of warM2--6125-12617
F4-125-2-1414
ALL CAUSESM78596832118765,5294,7945,45317,82719,866
F56973551055912,9843,8149.03817,22919,724

Table V.4— Weather during1964(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.
January39.2-0.50.53-1.4437.1-6.6
February41.5+1.30.70-0.8964.5+4.6
March41 0-1.93.27+ 1.7470.5-36.6
April48.4+0.9318+ 1.54129.4-23.4
May581+4.41.67-0.07207.9+7.5
June..59.7+0.33.89+1.91172.0-31.7
July64.6+ 1.91.95-0.44224.5+26.1
August62.2+0.31.83-0.45220.0+34.0
September59.4+200.41-1.61219.4+76.2
October48.9-1.61.21-1.27132.1+36.8
November47.7+3.31.34-1.0355.0+2.6
December40.6-0.41.34-0.8150.0+11.8
Year50.9+0.821.32-2.821,582.4+101.3

(a) Average of the daily means of 24 hourly readings.
(b) Average over the 90 years ended I960.
(c) Average over the 80 years ended 1960.
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