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Chelsea 1963

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1963

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61
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RECORDING
The Council maintains two measurement and. recording stations. The
readings are submitted to the Department of Scientific and Industrial
Research, who issue monthly bulletins indicating the national picture as
regards atmospheric pollution,,
The stations are situated at the Chelsea Polytechnic, Manresa Road,
and the Chenil Galleries, King's Road.
Chelsea Polytechnic
The apparatus situated on this station consists of a deposit gauge
for collecting the amount of soluble and insoluble deposits, and a lead
peroxide apparatus for measuring the sulphur content of the air. The
deposited matter is collected at the end of each month and forwarded to
The Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene for analysis.

Table: The following tables show the results obtained from this station during the years:-

The following tables show the results obtained from this station during the years:-

Month 1963Days ExposedRain-fall (ins)Total Deposits for period in tons per sq.mileDeposits per day in tons per sq. mile (av. )
SolubleInSolubleTotalSolubleInSolubleTotal
January310.287.306.2013.50.235o200.435
February280.186.7414.2821.02.240.510.750
March312.358.5014.6223.12.274.471.745
April301.896.4114.1720.58.231.472.685
May301.554.408.9913.39.146.299.445
June312.656.5112.1518.66.210.391.601
July311.475.7210.8716.59.184.350.534
August271.845.7713.3919.16.213.495.708
September322.676.229.1615.38.194.286.480
October311.686.2611.0317.29.201.355.556
November313.786.6012.7519.35.212.411.623
December300.596.2212.9519.17.207.431.638
TOTALS36320.9376.65140.56217.21---