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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
Kensington 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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A. Deposit gauges North Kensington
| Month 1953 | Days exposed | Rainfall (ins. ) | Total deposits for period in tons per square mile | Deposits per day in tons per square mile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soluble | Insoluble | Total | Soluble | Insoluble | Total | |||
| September | 27 | 1.5 | 6.61 | 9.80 | 16.41 | .245 | .363 | . 608 |
| October | 32 | 3.57 | 9.90 | 10.63 | 20.53 | . 309 | .333 | .642 |
| November | 29 | 5.14 | 8.75 | 13.89 | .177 | .302 | .479 | |
| December | 31 | 0.65 | 6.11 | 10.40 | 16.51 | . 198 | .335 | .533 |
| South Kensington | ||||||||
| September | 27 | 1.5 | 6.51 | 8.36 | 14.87 | .242 | .309 | .551 |
| October | 32 | 3.2 | 8.69 | 12.55 | 21.24 | .272 | .392 | . 664 |
| November | 29 | 0.27 | 4.03 | 6.84 | 10.87 | .139 | .236 | .375 |
| December | 31 | 0.46 | 3.99 | 12.48 | 16.47 | .129 | .402 | .531 |
B. Estimation of atmospheric sulphur
| Month 1953 | North Kensington | South Kensington | |
|---|---|---|---|
| September | 1.28 | 1.76 | |
| October | 2.56 | 3.14 | |
| N ovembe r | 3.23 | 3.36 | |
| December | 3.41 | 4.39 | |
The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
publish monthly the results obtained from all areas where
tests are made, and in the following table the Kensington
results are compared with those of a country district,
which is mainly rural and with those obtaining in a large
industrial town in the north of England.
Month
1953
North
Kensington
South
Kensington
Country
District
Industrial
District
A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.
September .608 1.28 .551 1.76 .236 0.44 .564 2.95
October .642 2.56 .664. 3.14 .214 0.66 .598 4.10
November .479 3.23 .375 3.36 .207 1.53 .587 5.40
December .533 3.41 .531 4.39 .302 1.33 .586 4.86
Column 'A' - Deposits per day in tons per square mile.
Column 'B' - Estimation of sulphur in milligrams of
sulphur trioxide per day.