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Poplar 1959

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

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TABLE VII

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RECORDING TABLE

ConstituentsJANUARYFEBRUARYMARCHAPRILMAYJUNE
WATER15. 27 mm. rain Grams per 100 sq. metres0.60 in. rain Tons per square mile3.49 mm. rain Grams pet 100 sq. metres0.14 in. rain Tons per square mile24.54 mm. rain Grams per 100 sq. metres0.97 in. rain Tons per square mile36.45 mm. rain Grams per 100 sq. metres1.44 in. rain Tons per square mile19.21 mm. rain Grams per 100 sq. metres0.76 in. rain Tons per square mile6. 45 mm. rain Grams per 100 sq. metres0.25 in. rain Tons per square mile
TOTAL WATER -
INSOLUBLE MATTER3218.1965116.6193823.9382921.142887.352416.14
Soluble in CS250.13120.30170.4450.1330.0730.07
Ash2616.6448312.3280820.6173318.692205.602035.17
Other Combustible matter561.411573.991132.89912.32661.68360.91
TOTAL WATER -SOLUBLE MATTER39710.1441510.572716.913298.391744. 431112.82
Ca++340.87581.48421.07551.41320.81200.50
Cl'360.91421.07761.95290.74200.50110.27
so"4501. 271533.891183.021172.99631.61380.97
TOTAL SOLIDS71918.32106627.18120930.34115829.5346211.783518. 96
Wt. of SO3 collected estimated on mg/100 sq. cm. /day. (Pb02 cylinder)6.095.793. 373.522. 352.02