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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
Islington 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Recording of Atmospheric Pollution
A summary of the observations at the three stations in the Borough follows -
Monthly Deposits recorded by the Deposit Gauges and Sulphur-Dioxide
by the Lead-Peroxide method
| Month | Site No. | Rainfall in inches | (Tons per square mile) | Mg of SO3/day collected by 100 sq cm of Batch A Lead Peroxide (Louvered Box) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insoluble Deposit | Soluble Deposit | Total Solids | ||||
| January | 1 | 1.89 | 12.75 | 8.71 | 21.46 | 6.45 |
| ” | 2 | 2.09 | 17.26 | 9.50 | 26.76 | 5.91 |
| ” | 3 | 2.48 | 8.08 | 7.72 | 15.80 | 3.62 |
| February | 1 | 0.04 | 6.36 | 3.18 | 9.54 | 5.89 |
| ” | 2 | 0.08 | 7.59 | 4.50 | 12.09 | 5.72 |
| ” | 3 | 0.04 | 5.26 | 3.58 | 8.84 | 3.65 |
| March | 1 | 2.05 | 12.02 | 8.61 | 20.63 | 3.50 |
| ” | 2 | 1.93 | 17.55 | 8.74 | 26.29 | 3.28 |
| ” | 3 | 1.85 | 16.10 | 5.50 | 21.60 | 2.23 |
| April | 1 | 1.97 | 12.58 | 6.36 | 18.94 | 2.89 |
| ” | 2 | 1.89 | 8.18 | 5.53 | 13.71 | 2.77 |
| ” | 3 | 2.05 | 11.59 | 3.97 | 15.56 | 1.76 |
| May | 1 | 0.79 | 6.62 | 2.72 | 9.34 | 1.60 |
| ” | 2 | 0.83 | 10.66 | 6.33 | 16.99 | 1.69 |
| ” | 3. | 1.02 | 8.84 | 2.39 | 11.23 | 0.98 |
| June | 1 | 1.22 | 5.43 | 5.96 | 11.39 | 1.44 |
| ” | 2 | 2.01 | 12.75 | 7.19 | 19.94 | 1.51 |
| ” | 3 | 1.34 | 13.35 | 12.05 | 25.40 | 0.72 |
| July | 1 | 1.02 | 6.29 | 2.85 | 9.14 | 1.10 |
| ” | 2. | 1.34 | 15.20 | 8.45 | 23.65 | 1.42 |
| ” | 3 | 1.38 | 11.00 | 8.71 | 19.71 | 0.69 |
| August | 1 | 1.85 | 13.21 | 1.79 | 15.00 | 1.30 |
| ” | 2.28 | 17.85 | 7.45 | 25.30 | 1.48 | |
| ” | 3 | 2.36 | 12.95 | 3.84 | 16.79 | 0.71 |
| September | 1 | 0.08 | 8.15 | 3.74 | 11.89 | 1.45 |
| ” | 2 | 0.04 | 9.44 | 2.95 | 12.39 | 1.43 |
| ” | 3 | 0.04 | 5.33 | 2.55 | 7.88 | 0.62 |
| October | 1 | 1.66 | 10.76 | 6.41 | 17.22 | 2.87 |
| ” | 2 | 1.93 | 17.72 | 6.39 | 24.11 | 2.73 |
| ” | 3 | 1.85 | 14.61 | 5.56 | 20.17 | 1.32 |
| November | 1 | 2.36 | 9.37 | 16.16 | 25.53 | 4.46 |
| ” | 2 | 2.56 | 16.13 | 16.73 | 32.86 | 4.20 |
| ” | 3 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 14.94 | 23.15 | 2.61 |
| December | 1 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 8.34 | 17.55 | 3.28 |
| ” | 2 | 3.15 | 12.55 | 8.15 | 20.70 | 3.35 |
| ” | 3 | 3.47 | 7.15 | 7.88 | 15.03 | 2.65 |
These sites are situated at the following places in the Borough:1.
Town Hall roof.
2. York Way Court (Caledonian Road area).
3. Treatment Centre, at Seven Sisters Road.