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Bexley 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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atmospheric pollution.
By arrangement with this Committee a deposit gauge is installed on the roof of the Education Office in Brampton Road, Bexleyheath, and the following table gives the results obtained during 1957.
| MONTH | TONS PER SQUARE MILE. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRainfall inches | Total water insoluble matter | Soluble in C.S.2. | Ash | Other combustible matter | Total water soluble matter | Calcium | Chlorine | Sulphates | Total solids | |
| January | 0.84 | 4.93 | 0.14 | 3.77 | 1.03 | 4.09 | 0.37 | 0.74 | 1.42 | 9.03 |
| February | 2.51 | 5.36 | 0.08 | 3.81 | 1.47 | 6.44 | 0.91 | 1.01 | 2.65 | 11.80 |
| March | 0.72 | 5.13 | 0.08 | 4.10 | 0.95 | 5.92 | 1.07 | 0.52 | 2.49 | 11.03 |
| April | 0.23 | 10.52 | 0.13 | 8.37 | 2.01 | 7.69 | 1.64 | 0.65 | 3.35 | IS.2(1 |
| May | 0.99 | 8. 15 | 0.10 | 6.17 | 1.88 | 5.24 | 0,81 | 0.67 | 1.89 | 13.39 |
| June | 0.79 | 9.90 | 0.12 | 6.97 | 2.81 | 6.38 | 1.11 | 0.67 | 2.07 | 16.28 |
| July | 3.98 | 10.62 | 0.15 | 7.54 | 2.93 | 19.46 | 1.61 | 0.94 | 4.64 | 30.08 |
| August | 2.02 | 8.10 | 0.10 | 6.03 | 1.97 | 7.79 | 1.34 | 0.81 | 2.40 | 15.89 |
| September | 2.32 | 6.63 | 0.08 | 5.39 | 1.17 | 7.85 | 1.14 | 1.01 | 2.62 | 14.49 |
| October | 1.51 | 7.50 | 0.15 | 6.24 | 2.12 | 5.64 | 0.94 | 0.67 | 2.69 | 13.14 |
| November | 2.31 | 8.94 | 0.12 | 6.60 | 2.22 | 8.66 | 1.21 | 1.75 | 2.62 | 17.60 |
| December | 1.54 | 5.39 | 0.13 | 3.70 | 1.56 | 6.18 | 0.60 | 1.07 | 2.51 | 11.67 |
A Lead Peroxide instrument for estimating atmospheric sulphur-dioxide is situate near the deposit gauge and the results for the year are set out below.—
| MONTH | Area Exposed | Weight of Ba SO* | Wt. of SO., Collected | Mg. of SOa/day Collected by 100 sq cm. of Batch A Pb O2 (Louvered Cover) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Sample | In Control | Due to Exposure | ||||
| Sq. Cm. | Mg. | Mg | Mg. | Mg /100 sq. Cm./day | ||
| January | 95 | 164.6 | 2.9 | 161.7 | 1.88 | 1.69 |
| February | 95 | 172.0 | 3.1 | 168.9 | 2.18 | 1.96 |
| March | 105 | 175.4 | 3.8 | 171.6 | 1.81 | 1.63 |
| April | 100 | 136.4 | 3.2 | 133.2 | 1.52 | 1.37 |
| May | 95 | 103.2 | 1.9 | 101.3 | 1.18 | 1.06 |
| June | 95 | 87.2 | 1.6 | 85.6 | 1.03 | 0.93 |
| July | 95 | 110.4 | 3.8 | 106.6 | 1.24 | 1.12 |
| August | 95 | 121.6 | 1.8 | 119.8 | 1.35 | 1.21 |
| September | 100 | 104.4 | 3.2 | 101.2 | 1.20 | 1.08 |
| October | 95 | 159.6 | 1.5 | 158.1 | 1.84 | 1.66 |
| November | 100 | 239.6 | 3.2 | 236.4 | 2.62 | 2.36 |
| December | 90 | 237.0 | 5.0 | 232.0 | 2.95 | 2.65 |
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Committee for the Abatement of Atmospheric Pollution.