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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
Malden and Coombe 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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Readings taken from daily smoke and sulphur dioxide recording apparatus at
Municipal Offices, New Maiden.
SMOKE
| JAN. | FEB. | MAR. | APR. | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUG. | SEPT. | OCT. | NOV. | DEC. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Value | 1959 | 33 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 10 |
| 1960 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 19 | |
| Highest Value | 1959 | 82 | 87 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 55 | 31 |
| 1960 | 86 | 59 | 28 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 104 | 55 | |
| Lowest Value | 1959 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1960 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| SULPHUR DIOXIDE | |||||||||||||
| JAN. | FEB. | MAR. | APR. | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUG. | SEPT. | OCT. | NOV. | DEC. | ||
| Average Value | 1959 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 4.1 |
| 1960 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 8.1 | |
| Highest Value | 1959 | 50.2 | 30.1 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 10.2 | 6.2 | 27.4 | 18.5 |
| 1960 | 25.7 | 13.2 | 15.8 | 17.5 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 14.7 | 38.9 | |
| Lowest Value | 1959 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 1960 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | |