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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
Marylebone 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 12.—Air Pollution.
Annual Daily Average of Mean Concentration of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide.
| Site | 1961 | 1960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1957 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke mg./100m3 | SO2p.p. 100m. | Smoke mg./100m3 | SO2p.p. 100m. | Smoke mg./100m3 | SO2p.p. 100m. | Smoke mg./100m3 | SO2p.p. 100m. | Smoke mg./100m3 | SO2p.p. 100m. | |
| t.h. | 12 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 23 | 9 |
| g.p. | 14 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 8 |
TABLE 13.—Air Pollution.
Annual Monthly Average of Deposited Matter and Sulphur Trioxide.
| Site | 1961 | 1960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1957 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons per sq. mile | Mg. per 100 sq. cm. PbO2 | Tons per sq. mile | Mg. per 100 sq. cm. Pb02 | Tons per sq. mile | Mg. per 100 sq. cm. Pb02 | Tons per sq. mile | Mg. per 100 sq. cm. Pb02 | Tons per sq. mile | Mg. per 100 sq. cm. Pb02 | |
| T.H. | 15.61 | 3.87 | 18.92 | 3.98 | 19.80 | 4.49 | 20.87 | 4.16 | 17.7 | 3.9 |
| N.L. | 19.40 | 2.25 | 20.22 | 2.08 | 18.06 | 2.38 | 22.28 | 2.78 | 20.8 | 2.6 |
| D.S. | - | — | — | — | — | — | 21.9† | — | 17.3 | — |
| E.R. | — | 3.40 | - | 3.28 | — | 3.79 | - | 3.13 | - | 3.4 |
Notes to Tables 11,12 and 13
Sites : N.L. Nuffield Lodge E.R. Edgware Road
T.H. Town Hall G.P. Greville Place
D.S. Devonshire Street (maintained by the D.S.I.R. until the end of 1958.)
†Average for three months only.