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Poplar 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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TABLE VII ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RECORDING TABLE

ConstituentsJANUARYFEBRUARYMARCHAPRILMAYJUNE
WATER42.64 mm. rain1.68 in. rain50.47 mm. rain1.99 in. rain25.66 mm. rain1.01 in. rain41,38 mm. rain1.63 in. rain52. 25 mm. rain2.06 in. rain117.26 mm. rain4.62 in. rain
Grams per 100 sq. metresTons per square mileGrams per 100 sq. metresTons per square mileGrams per 100 sq. metresTons per square mileGrams per 100 sq. metresTons per square mileGrams per 100 sq. metresTons per square mileGrams per 100 sq. metresTons per square mile
TOTAL WATER-
INSOLUBLE MATTER51613.1679420.2475819.333839.7773718.7966316.91
Soluble in CS290. 2380.2070.1750.1350.1350.13
Ash44911.4463016.0861115.572997.6267117.1154213.83
Other combustible matter581.481553.961413. 59792.01611.541162.95
TOTAL WATER-
SOLUBLE MATTER46811.9550512.8941110.472075.272626.6851613.16
Ca++471.21551.41431.11290.74370.94471.21
C1641.64671.71491.24250.64250.64330.84
SO"41373.491303.321243.15912.321092.781654.19
TOTAL SOLIDS98425.10129933.12116929.8059015.0399925.47117930.07
Wt. of SOg collected estimated on mg/100 sq. cm./day. (Pb02 cylinder)5.924.274.282.562.142.12