London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Brentford and Chiswick 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
This page requires JavaScript
TABLE XIII ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RESULTS DURING 1955
| Month | Highest Daily Heading | Monthly Average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur Dioxide | Smoke | Sulphur Dioxide | Smoke | |||||
| Bt fd. | Chis. | Btfd. | Chis. | Btfd. | Chis. | Btfd. | Chis. | |
| Jan. | 0.15 | 0.57 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.19 |
| Feb. | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.39 | 0. 07 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.16 |
| Mar. | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.15 |
| Apr. | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.10 |
| May | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| Jun. | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.11 | 0.29 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.07 |
| Jul. | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| Aug. | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| Sep. | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| Oct. | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| Nov. | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.51 | 0.61 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.18 |
| Dec. | 0.19 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.60 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.21 |
TABLE XIV FACTORIES ACT. 1937
Inspections:
| Premises | Number on Register | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspections made | Written Notices | Occupiers Prosecuted | ||
| (i) Factories in which Sees. 1, 2,3,4 & 6 are to be enforced by Local Authorities | 117 | 1 | - | - |
| (ii) Factories not included in (i) in which Section 7 is enforced by L.A. | 290 | 33 | 2 | - |
| (iii) Other premises in which Section 7 is enforced by L. A. (excluding outworkers premises). | 22 | - | - | - |
| Totals | 429 | 34 | 2 | - |
-66-