London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of Westminster 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Sulphur Dioxide in Milligrammes per 100 sq. cms. per day.
| Mayfair. | Pimlico. | Charing Cross. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950. | |||
| January | 3.55 | 3.62 | 3.17 |
| February | 3.15 | 3.63 | 2.90 |
| March | 2.57 | 2.46 | 2.62 |
| April | 1.97 | 2.28 | 2.42 |
| May | 1.68 | 1.98 | 2.01 |
| June | 1.66 | 1.30 | 1.79 |
| July | 1.09 | 1.62 | 1.59 |
| August | 1.28 | 1.54 | 1.46 |
| September | 1.40 | 1.74 | 2.07 |
| October | 2.62 | 3.46 | 3.12 |
| November | 4.12 | 4.81 | 4.82 |
| December | 3.54 | 4.83 | 4.78 |
Owens Automatic Smoke Recorder.
An hourly record of suspended impurities in the air was continued
by the Owens Method at the laboratory, Monck Street.
Estimation of Sulphur Dioxide by the Hydrogen Peroxide Method.
An estimation of sulphur gases in the atmosphere was made on
alternative days, at the laboratory, Monck Street.
| Complaints | 85 |
| Observations | 1,374 |
| Notices issued | 37 |
Legal Proceedings.
| Prosecutions instituted | 40 |
| Convictions | 30 |
| Cases dismissed on plea of guilty and payment of costs by defendant | 3 |
| Cases withdrawn on plea of guilty by consent | 2 |
| Cases withdrawn | 3 |
| Cases dismissed | 2 |