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 Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE VII ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RECORDING TABLE
Constituents | JANUARY | FEBRUARY | MARCH | APRIL | MAY | JUNE | ||||||
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WATER | 42.64 mm. rain | 1.68 in. rain | 50.47 mm. rain | 1.99 in. rain | 25.66 mm. rain | 1.01 in. rain | 41,38 mm. rain | 1.63 in. rain | 52. 25 mm. rain | 2.06 in. rain | 117.26 mm. rain | 4.62 in. rain |
Grams per 100 sq. metres | Tons per square mile | Grams per 100 sq. metres | Tons per square mile | Grams per 100 sq. metres | Tons per square mile | Grams per 100 sq. metres | Tons per square mile | Grams per 100 sq. metres | Tons per square mile | Grams per 100 sq. metres | Tons per square mile | |
TOTAL WATER- | ||||||||||||
INSOLUBLE MATTER | 516 | 13.16 | 794 | 20.24 | 758 | 19.33 | 383 | 9.77 | 737 | 18.79 | 663 | 16.91 |
Soluble in CS2 | 9 | 0. 23 | 8 | 0.20 | 7 | 0.17 | 5 | 0.13 | 5 | 0.13 | 5 | 0.13 |
Ash | 449 | 11.44 | 630 | 16.08 | 611 | 15.57 | 299 | 7.62 | 671 | 17.11 | 542 | 13.83 |
Other combustible matter | 58 | 1.48 | 155 | 3.96 | 141 | 3. 59 | 79 | 2.01 | 61 | 1.54 | 116 | 2.95 |
TOTAL WATER- | ||||||||||||
SOLUBLE MATTER | 468 | 11.95 | 505 | 12.89 | 411 | 10.47 | 207 | 5.27 | 262 | 6.68 | 516 | 13.16 |
Ca++ | 47 | 1.21 | 55 | 1.41 | 43 | 1.11 | 29 | 0.74 | 37 | 0.94 | 47 | 1.21 |
C1 | 64 | 1.64 | 67 | 1.71 | 49 | 1.24 | 25 | 0.64 | 25 | 0.64 | 33 | 0.84 |
SO"4 | 137 | 3.49 | 130 | 3.32 | 124 | 3.15 | 91 | 2.32 | 109 | 2.78 | 165 | 4.19 |
TOTAL SOLIDS | 984 | 25.10 | 1299 | 33.12 | 1169 | 29.80 | 590 | 15.03 | 999 | 25.47 | 1179 | 30.07 |
Wt. of SOg collected estimated on mg/100 sq. cm./day. (Pb02 cylinder) | 5.92 | 4.27 | 4.28 | 2.56 | 2.14 | 2.12 |