Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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A. Deposit Gauges
Month 1959 | Days exposed | Rain fall (ins.) | Total deposits for period in tons per square mile | Deposits per day in tons per square mile (average) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Soluble | Insoluble | Total | Soluble | Insoluble | Total | |||
North Kensington (Portobello Road) | ||||||||
January | 32 | 2.23 | 8.05 | 7.92 | 15.97 | .251 | .247 | .498 |
February | 28 | 0.04 | 5.57 | 10.17 | 15.74 | .198 | .363 | .561 |
March | 30 | 1.46 | 6.98 | 9.40 | 16.38 | .232 | .313 | . 545 |
April | 30 | 2.23 | 6.31 | 8.46 | 14.77 | .210 | .282 | .492 |
May | 32 | 0.93 | 3.99 | 7.28 | 11.27 | .124 | .227 | .351 |
June | 29 | 0.57 | 3.76 | 6.88 | 10.64 | .129 | .237 | .366 |
July | 30 | 0.89 | 2.32 | 3.22 | 5.54 | .077 | .107 | .184 |
August | 32 | 2.13 | 4.26 | 4.73 | 8.99 | .133 | .147 | .280 |
September | 30 | 0.00 | 1.88 | 4.30 | 6.18 | .062 | .143 | .205 |
October | 32 | 1.76 | 6.38 | 9.43 | 15.81 | .199 | .294 | .493 |
November | 29 | 2.49 | 0.39 | 8.39 | 16.78 | .289 | .289 | .578 |
December | 31 | 3.11 | 7.32 | 5.94 | 13.26 | .236 | .191 | .427 |
TOTALS | 365 | 17.84 | 65.21 | 86.12 | 151.33 |
South Kensington (Pembroke Road)
January | 32 | 2.21 | 8.59 | 7.22 | 15.81 | .268 | .225 | .493 |
February | 28 | 0.04 | 4.80 | 7.25 | 12.05 | .171 | .258 | .429 |
March | 30 | 1.56 | 6.91 | 8.16 | 15.07 | .230 | .272 | .502 |
April | 30 | 1.57 | 5.81 | 4.56 | 10.37 | .193 | .152 | .345 |
May | 32 | Collecting bowl found displaced. Deposit incomplete. | ||||||
June | 29 | 0.43 | 4.20 | 3.19 | 7.39 | .144 | .110 | .254 |
July | 30 | 0.95 | 3.15 | 6.21 | 9.36 | .105 | .207 | .312 |
August | 32 | 0.98 | 3.09 | 3.22 | 6.31 | .096 | .100 | .196 |
September | 30 | 0.04 | 3.93 | 6.75 | 10.68 | .131 | .225 | .356 |
October | 32 | 1.65 | 7.25 | 8.79 | 16.04 | .232 | .274 | .506 |
November | 29 | 2.25 | 8.73 | 6.41 | 15.14 | .301 | .221 | .522 |
December | 31 | 2.45 | 7.92 | 5.84 | 13.76 | .255 | .188 | .443 |
TOTALS | 365 | 14.13 | 64.38 | 67.60 | 131.98 |
B. Estimation of atmospheric sulphur
Milligrams of sulphur trioxide per day
Month 1959 | Days exposed | North Kensington | South Kensington | |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 32 | 5.15 | 5.77 | |
February | 28 | 4.65 | 4.84 | |
March | 30 | 2.75 | 3.10 | |
April | 30 | 2.20 | 2.65 | |
May | 32 | 1.56 | 2.00 | |
June | 29 | 1.18 | 1.61 | |
July | 30 | 1.04 | 1.31 | |
August | 32 | 1.21 | 1.85 | |
September | 30 | 1.73 | 2.41 | |
October | 32 | 2.70 | 3.61 | |
November | 29 | 3.29 | 3.99 | |
December | 31 | 2.34 | 2.87 | |
Average for year | 2.48 | 3.00 |