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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
Wembley 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wembley]
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| Smoke mg/m3 | SO2 mg/m3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kingsbury | 117 | 254 |
| Claremont | 92 | 302 |
| Wembley | 113 | 277 |
| Exhibition Grounds | 127 | 318 |
| Average daily temperatures °F. | 43°F. | |
| 2nd and 3rd Quarter. | ||
| Smoke mg/m3 | SO2 mg/m3 | |
| Kingsbury | 21 | 82 |
| Claremont | 19 | 149 |
| Wembley | 24 | 107 |
| Exhibition Grounds | 39 | 127 |
| Average daily temperatures °F. 59°F. | ||
| Smoke mg/m3 | S02mg/m3 | |
| Kingsbury | 14 | 64 |
| Claremont | 15 | 132 |
| Wembley | 18 | 87 |
| Exhibition Grounds | 27 | 95 |
| Average daily temperatures °F. | 62°F. | |
3. THE PETROLEUM REGULATION ACTS.
(1) With the co-operation of the Borough Engineer and Surveyor,
plans deposited for planning consent or approval under the
building byelaws, which show that car parking spaces are to be
provided in a building, are examined in this Department. A licence
is necessary when there is likely to be an aggregate of more than
sixty gallons of petroleum-spirit kept in the fuel tanks of motor
vehicles, and in granting a licence the Council imposes the conditions
recommended by the Home Office. Where less than sixty gallons
is to be kept in this manner the premises must comply with conditions
set out in the Petroleum-Spirit (Motor Vehicles, etc.) Regulations,
1929.
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