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Routine measurement of atmospheric pollution.
The Council maintain two atmospheric pollution measuring
stations as follows:-
(1) North Kensington (St. Joseph's Convent, Portobello
Road)
(2) South Kensington (Messrs. John Barker's Furniture
Depository, Pembroke Road)
The apparatus at each station consists of a standard deposit
gauge for collecting soluble and insoluble deposits, and a lead
peroxide apparatus for measuring the sulphur content of the air.
Readings are taken at each station at the end of each month.
In addition to the above mentioned stations, the Council
have established three smoke measuring stations as follows
(1) Public Health Department, Hornton Street, W.8.
(2) Public Library, Ladbroke Grove, W.10.
(3) L.C.C. Child Welfare Centre, Redcliffe Street,
S.W.10.
The equipment at the public health department consists of
a smoke filter and a hydrogen peroxide bubbling apparatus. The
smoke filter measures the daily concentration of smoke suspended in
the atmosphere, and the hydrogen peroxide bubbler extracts the sulphur
dioxide content of the atmosphere. Readings are taken each day,
and the results are averaged to produce figures for each calender
month.
The equipment at the public library and the welfare centre
consists of smoke filters only. Measurements are taken three times
a week, and daily and monthly averages are calculated from the
results.
The following tables set out details of the results
obtained in Kensington during I960:-