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 Acton]
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ESTIMATION OF ATMOSPHERIC SULPHUR BY LEAD PEROXIDE INSTRUMENTS
Weight of S03 in Milligrams per 100 Square Centimetres per day.
Station | Town Hall | Canham Road | Wells Hse. Road | Bashley Road | Wesley Road | Kendal Avenue | Acacia Road | Borough Average | ||||||||
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Month & Year | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 |
January | 3.23 | 3.38 | 3.05 | 3.73 | 3.07 | 3.00 | 2.55 | 3.14 | ||||||||
February | 2.97 | 3.85 | 2.77 | 2.65 | 3.01 | 2.49 | 2.91 | 2.81 | 2.95 | |||||||
March | 3.61 | 3.86 | 3.15 | 3.19 | 3.18 | 3.59 | 2.67 | 3.32 | ||||||||
Winter (Nov. - Mar.) | 3.42 | 3.73 | 3.14 | 3.30 | 317 | 3.19 | 2.87 | 3.26 | ||||||||
April | 1.81 | 1.58 | 1.71 | 2.03 | 1.60 | 1.76 | 1.59 | 1.73 | ||||||||
May | 1.36 | 1.44 | 1.30 | 1.57 | 1.44 | 1.22 | 1.12 | 1.35 | ||||||||
June | 1.06 | 0.89 | 1.14 | 1.25 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.87 | 1.01 | ||||||||
July | 1.00 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.20 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.87 | ||||||||
August | 1.18 | 0.77 | 1.03 | 1.25 | 1.08 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.97 | ||||||||
September | 1.73 | 1.32 | 1.47 | 1.60 | 1.62 | 112 | 116 | 1.43 | ||||||||
Summer (May. Sep.) | 1.27 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 1.34 | 1.26 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 1.13 | ||||||||
October | 3.09 | 2.45 | 2.35 | 2.93 | 2.50 | 2.58 | 2.81 | 2.67 | ||||||||
November | 2.75 | 2.33 | 2.40 | 3.02 | 2.91 | 1.94 | 2.22 | 2.51 | ||||||||
December | 3.70 | 3.49 | 3.12 | 3.24 | 3.32 | 3.19 | 3.18 | 3.32 | ||||||||
Monthly Average | 2.02 | 2.29 | 2.16 | 2.04 | 2.29 | 2.16 | 1.92 | 1.87 | 2.10 |