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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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A. Deposit Gauge
| Month 1956 | Days exposed | Rain fall (ins.) | Total deposits for period in tons per square mile | Deposits per day in tons per square mile (average) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soluble | Insoluble | Total | Soluble | Insoluble | Total | |||
| North Kensington | ||||||||
| January | 30 | 3.41 | 9.40 | ll.21 | 20.61 | .313 | .374 | .687 |
| February | 29 | 0.13 | 5.17 | 8.49 | 13.66 | .179 | .292 | .471 |
| March | 33 | 0.87 | 9.60 | 16.98 | 26.58 | .290 | .515 | .805 |
| April | 28 | 0.95 | 7.45 | 10.97 | 18.42 | .266 | .392 | .658 |
| May | 30 | 0.14 | 3.83 | 8.32 | 12.15 | .128 | .277 | .405 |
| June | 32 | 1.89 | 6.54 | 9.60 | 16.14 | .204 | .300 | .504 |
| July | 30 | 5.28 | 8.76 | 9.53 | 18.29 | .292 | .317 | .609 |
| August | 33 | 4.29 | 8.46 | 8.25 | 16.71 | .256 | .250 | .506 |
| September | 28 | 1.67 | 6.07 | 6.78 | 12.85 | .217 | .242 | .459 |
| October | 31 | 2.01 | 7.18 | 8,69 | 15.87 | .232 | .280 | .512 |
| November | 32 | 0.33 | 6.51 | 12.01 | 18.52 | .204 | .375 | .579 |
| December | 29 | 2.46 | 9.30 | 8.72 | 18.02 | .321 | .301 | .622 |
| TOTALS | 365 | 23.43 | 88.27 | 119.55 | 207.82 | |||
South Kensington
| January | 30 | 3.25 | 11.28 | 10.27 | 21.55 | .376 | .342 | .718 |
| February | 29 | 0.15 | 5.10 | 7.05 | 12.15 | .176 | .243 | .419 |
| March | 33 | 0.82 | 9.50 | 14.40 | 23.90 | .288 | .436 | .724 |
| April | 28 | 0.93 | 7.21 | 10.07 | 17.28 | .257 | .360 | .617 |
| May | 30 | 0.08 | 3.86 | 7.75 | 11.61 | .129 | .258 | .387 |
| June | 32 | 1.71 | 4.70 | 7.78 | 12.48 | .147 | .243 | .390 |
| July | 30 | 4.86 | 9.80 | 8.19 | 17.99 | .327 | .273 | .600 |
| August | 33 | 3.89 | 8.05 | 8.29 | 16.34 | .244 | .251 | .495 |
| September | 28 | 1.78 | 5.27 | 7.38 | 12.65 | .188 | .263 | .451 |
| October | 31 | 1.64 | 6.14 | 6.54 | 12.68 | .198 | .211 | .409 |
| November | 32 | 0.36 | 5.80 | 10.24 | 16.04 | .181 | .320 | .501 |
| December | 29 | 2.26 | 8.19 | 8.89 | 17.08 | .282 | .306 | .588 |
| TOTALS | 365 | 21.73 | 84.90 | 106.85 | 191.75 |
B. Estimation of atmospheric sulphur Milligrams of sulphur trioxide per day
| Month 1956 | Days expos ed | North Kensington | South Kensington |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30 | 3.88 | 4.35 |
| February | 29 | 4.33 | 4.45 |
| March | 33 | 3.87 | 4.17 |
| April | 28 | 3.13 | 3.03 |
| May | 30 | 1.21 | 1.55 |
| June | 32 | 0.97 | 1.19 |
| July | 30 | 0.94 | 1.13 |
| August | 33 | 1.03 | 1.37 |
| September | 28 | 1.89 | 2.05 |
| October | 31 | 2.57 | 2.87 |
| November | 32 | 3.62 | 4.19 |
| December | 29 | 3.42 | 3.47 |
| Average for year: | 2.56 | 2.81 | |