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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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A. Deposit Gauge
| Month 1958 | 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 (Pertobello Road) | ||||||||
| January | 29 | 2.02 | 7.68 | 9.33 | 17.01 | .264 | .321 | .585 |
| February | 28 | 2.16 | 9.13 | 11.54 | 20.67 | .326 | .412 | .738 |
| March | 33 | 1.19 | 7.99 | 13.93 | 21.92 | .244 | .422 | .666 |
| April | 30 | 1.56 | 6.48 | 10.27 | 16.75 | .216 | .342 | .558 |
| May | 32 | 2.71 | 7.01 | 9.83 | 16.84 | .219 | .307 | .526 |
| June | 29 | 4.50 | 8.16 | 8.39 | 16.55 | .281 | .289 | .570 |
| July | 30 | 1.76 | 5.13 | 7.48 | 12.61 | .171 | .249 | .420 |
| August | 32 | 3.29 | 6.75 | 6.88 | 13.63 | .211 | .215 | .426 |
| September | 30 | 3.99 | 7.22 | 8.79 | 16.01 | .241 | .293 | .534 |
| October | 29 | 2.15 | 5.50 | 3.96 | 9.46 | .190 | .137 | .327 |
| November | 32 | 2.17 | 7.32 | 8.79 | 16.11 | .229 | .275 | .504 |
| December | 31 | 2.99 | 8.29 | 11.24 | 19.53 | .261 | .363 | .624 |
| TOTALS | 365 | 30.49 | 86.66 | 110.43 | 197.09 | |||
South Kensington (Pembroke Road)
| South Kensington (Pembroke Road) | ||||||||
| January | 29 | 1.73 | 7.89 | 9.06 | 16.95 | .272 | .312 | .584 |
| February | 28 | 2.12 | 9.06 | 10.64 | 19.70 | .324 | .380 | .704 |
| March | 33 | 1.22 | 8.66 | 13.32 | 21.98 | .263 | .403 | .666 |
| April | 30 | 1.33 | 6.07 | 7.22 | 13.29 | .202 | .241 | .443 |
| May | 32 | 2.60 | 6.11 | 7.85 | 13.96 | .191 | .245 | .436 |
| June | 29 | 4.28 | 7.75 | 7.42 | 15.17 | .267 | .255 | .522 |
| July | 30 | 1.32 | 4.36 | 6.38 | 10.74 | .145 | .213 | .358 |
| August | 32 | 3.61 | 6.71 | 6.01 | 12.72 | .209 | .188 | .397 |
| September | 30 | 3.62 | 7.01 | 8.59 | 15.60 | .224 | .286 | .520 |
| October | 29 | 1.84 | 5.10 | 3.66 | 8.76 | .176 | .126 | .302 |
| November | 32 | 2.03 | 6.44 | 6.34 | 12.78 | .201 | .198 | .399 |
| December | 31 | 2.73 | 7.85 | 11.34 | 19.19 | .253 | .365 | .618 |
| TOTALS | 365 | 28.43 | 83.01 | 97.83 | 180.84 | |||
B. Estimation of atmospheric sulphur Milligrams of sulphur trioxide per day
| Month 1958 | Days exposed | North Kensington | South Kensington |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 | 3.44 | 4.38 |
| February | 28 | 3.24 | 3.74 |
| March | 33 | 3.65 | 3.83 |
| April | 30 | 2.31 | 2.50 |
| May | 32 | 1.19 | 1.34 |
| June | 29 | 1.36 | 1.57 |
| July | 30 | 1.09 | 1.34 |
| August | 32 | 0.89 | 1.24 |
| September | 30 | 1.80 | 2.03 |
| October | 29 | 2.21 | 2.48 |
| November | 32 | 3.61 | 3.90 |
| December | 31 | 3.50 | 3.95 |
| Average for years: | 2.36 | 2.69 | |