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Kensington 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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A. Deposit Gauges

Month 1959Days exposedRain fall (ins.)Total deposits for period in tons per square mileDeposits per day in tons per square mile (average)
SolubleInsolubleTotalSolubleInsolubleTotal
North Kensington (Portobello Road)
January322.238.057.9215.97.251.247.498
February280.045.5710.1715.74.198.363.561
March301.466.989.4016.38.232.313. 545
April302.236.318.4614.77.210.282.492
May320.933.997.2811.27.124.227.351
June290.573.766.8810.64.129.237.366
July300.892.323.225.54.077.107.184
August322.134.264.738.99.133.147.280
September300.001.884.306.18.062.143.205
October321.766.389.4315.81.199.294.493
November292.490.398.3916.78.289.289.578
December313.117.325.9413.26.236.191.427
TOTALS36517.8465.2186.12151.33

South Kensington (Pembroke Road)

January322.218.597.2215.81.268.225.493
February280.044.807.2512.05.171.258.429
March301.566.918.1615.07.230.272.502
April301.575.814.5610.37.193.152.345
May32Collecting bowl found displaced. Deposit incomplete.
June290.434.203.197.39.144.110.254
July300.953.156.219.36.105.207.312
August320.983.093.226.31.096.100.196
September300.043.936.7510.68.131.225.356
October321.657.258.7916.04.232.274.506
November292.258.736.4115.14.301.221.522
December312.457.925.8413.76.255.188.443
TOTALS36514.1364.3867.60131.98

B. Estimation of atmospheric sulphur

Milligrams of sulphur trioxide per day

Month 1959Days exposedNorth KensingtonSouth Kensington
January325.155.77
February284.654.84
March302.753.10
April302.202.65
May321.562.00
June291.181.61
July301.041.31
August321.211.85
September301.732.41
October322.703.61
November293.293.99
December312.342.87
Average for year2.483.00