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 Bexley]
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The Council is represented on the Thameside Advisory Committee for the Abatement of 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 1959.
MONTH | TONS PER SQUARE MILE. | |||||||||
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Rainfall inches | Total water insoluble matter | Soluble in C.S.2. | Ash | Other combustible matter | Total water soluble matter | Calcium | Chlorine | Sulphates | Total solids | |
January | 9.31 | 0.12 | 6.55 | 2 64 | 9 63 | 1.14 | 1.51 | 3 99 | 18.94 | |
February | 7.11 | 0.15 | 5.11 | 1.84 | 9.72 | 2.15 | 0.65 | 5.13 | 16.83 | |
March | 1.64 | 8.16 | 0.17 | 5.91 | 2.07 | 7.92 | 0 94 | 3.54 | 16.08 | |
April | 0.08 | 4.52 | 7.75 | 1.34 | 0.94 | 3.39 | 14.03 | |||
May | 1.03 | 10.59 | 0.02 | 8.15 | 2 42 | 9.80 | 2 18 | 0.64 | 3.86 | 20.39 |
June | 0.72 | 8.87 | 0.10 | 6.69 | 7.15 | 1.54 | 0.67 | 3.54 | ||
July | 1.66 | 6.98 | 0.10 | 5.07 | 1.81 | 5.91 | 1.21 | 0.70 | 1.77 | 12.88 |
August | 0.54 | 6.44 | 0.06 | 4.80 | 1.57 | 6.01 | 1.24 | 0.44 | 2.00 | 12.44 |
September | 0.015 | 9.29 | 0.05 | 7.22 | 9.26 | 1.85 | 0.70 | 3.11 | 18.55 | |
October | 9.06 | 0.06 | 7.01 | 1.98 | 13.42 | 1.34 | 4.41 | 22.48 | ||
November | 2.71 | 5.01 | 0.11 | 3.49 | 1.41 | 6.98 | 1.61 | 1.48 | 3.24 | 11.99 |
December | 2.79 | 3.83 | 0.07 | 2.75 | 6.85 | 0.67 |
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 SOs Collected | Mg. of SOs/day Collected by 100 sq cm of Batch A Pb 02 (Louvered Cover) | ||
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In Sample | In Control | Due to Exposure | ||||
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