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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 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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Deposit Gauges

Table: North Kensington

North Kensington

Month 1954Days exposedRainfall (ins.)Total deposits for period in tons per square mileDeposits per day in tons per square mile (average)
SolubleInsolubleTotalSolubleInsolubleTotal
January310.955.817.8213.63.188.252.440
February282.159.7316.5826.31.347.592.939
March312.107.456.3813.83.240.206.446
April290.223.828.0911.91.132.279.411
May312.077.8913.3221.21.255.429.684
June313.989.169.5618.72.296.308.604
July332.807.118.5915.70.216.260.476
August293.488.298.5616.85.286.295.581
September291.464.937.4212.35.170.256.426
October322.087.118.0215.13.222.251.473
November303.6212.159.1621.31.405.305.710
December301.799.908.2618.16.330.275.605
TOTALS36426.7093.35111.76205.11

Table: South Kensington

South Kensington

January310.705.445.2010.64.176.168.344
February281.968.6613.8722.53.309.495.804
March311.798.3210.5018.82.268.339.607
April290.233.625.549.16.125.191.316
May313.1410.9714.2325.20.354.459.813
June313.226.346.2412.58.205.201.406
July332.184.965.5710.53.150.169.319
August293.328.596.9815.57.296.241.537
September291.334.506.1710.67.153.213.366
October322.025.875.6711.54.183.178.361
November302.8410.679.3320.00.356.311.667
December301.488.765.4714.23.292.182.474
TOTALS36424.2186.7094.77181.47