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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
Stepney 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 9.
AIR POLLUTION
Concentration of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide recorded by the Volumetric Method at two Stations in the Borough during 1959.
| Station | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE (Milligrams per 100 cubic metres) | ||||||||||||
| Public Health Office | ||||||||||||
| Average value | 55 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 23 |
| Highest value | 185 | 126 | 57 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 35 | 100 | 69 |
| Lowest value | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Mile End Library | ||||||||||||
| Average value | 40 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 15 |
| Highest value | 91 | 143 | 40 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 76 | 24 |
| Lowest value | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| SULPHUR DIOXIDE (Parts per 100 million parts of air) | ||||||||||||
| Public Health Office | ||||||||||||
| Average value | 13 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Highest value | 42 | 50 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 14 |
| Lowest value | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Mile End Library | ||||||||||||
| Average value | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Highest value | 18 | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| Lowest value | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 ¡ |