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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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The following tables set out details of the results obtained in Kensington during 1960:-
A . Deosit gauses
| Month 1960. | Days Exposed | Rainfall (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 (Portobello Road) | ||||||||
| January | 31 | 1.60 | 5.81 | 6.11 | 11.92 | .187 | .197 | .384 |
| February | 29 | 1.59 | 4.19 | 5.74 | 9.93 | .144 | .198 | .342 |
| March | 31 | 1.64 | 6.31 | 6.64 | 12.95 | .203 | .214 | .417 |
| April | 31 | 0.42 | 3.36 | 5.73 | 9.09 | .108 | .185 | .293 |
| May | 29 | 1.69 | 4.36 | 4.90 | 9.26 | .150 | .169 | .319 |
| June | 31 | 1.62 | 3.99 | 7.01 | 11.00 | .129 | .226 | .355 |
| July | 32 | 2.63 | 3.05 | 3.76 | 6.81 | .095 | .117 | .212 |
| August | 30 | 4.28 | 6.64 | 5.34 | 11.98 | .221 | .178 | .399 |
| September | 29 | 3.56 | 4.70 | 5.03 | 9.73 | .162 | .173 | .335 |
| October | 32 | 5.52 | 8.99 | 7.38 | 16.37 | .280 | .230 | .510 |
| November | 30 | 3.57 | 5.74 | 4.60 | 10.34 | .191 | .153 | .344 |
| December | 32 | 1.63 | 3.39 | 4.90 | 8.29 | .106 | .153 | .259 |
| TOTALS | 367 | 29.75 | 60.53 | 67.14 | 127.67 | |||
South Kensington (Pembroke Road)
| South Kensington (Pembroke Road) | ||||||||
| January | 31 | 1.44 | 6.24 | 5.94 | 12.18 | .201 | .192 | .393 |
| February | 29 | 1.78 | 5.81 | 6.07 | 11.88 | .200 | .209 | .409 |
| March | 31 | 1.66 | 7.92 | 7.05 | 14.97 | .255 | .227 | .482 |
| April | 31 | 0.50 | 3.93 | 6.14 | 10.07 | .127 | .198 | .325 |
| May | 29 | 1.78 | 6.14 | 4.33 | 10.47 | .212 | .149 | .361 |
| June | 31 | 0.96 | 3.93 | 5.24 | 9.17 | .126 | .169 | .295 |
| July | 32 | 3.^0 | 4.06 | 5.37 | 9.43 | .127 | .167 | .294 |
| August | 30 | 3.28 | 5.71 | 4.87 | 10.58 | .190 | .162 | .352 |
| September | 29 | 2.98 | 5.40 | 4.66 | 10.06 | .186 | .160 | .346 |
| October | 32 | 5.50 | 8.26 | 8.96 | 17.22 | .258 | .280 | .538 |
| November | 30 | 3.15 | 6.38 | 5.20 | 11.58 | .213 | .173 | .386 |
| December | 32 | 2.15 | 5.57 | 5.74 | 11.31 | .174 | .179 | .353 |
| TOTALS | 367 | 28.58 | 69.35 | 69.57 | 128.92 | |||
B. Estimation of atmospheric sulphur
Milligrams of sulphur trioxide per dav
| Month 1960 | Days exposed | North Kensington | South Kensington |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 3.54 | 3.89 |
| February | 29 | 2.88 | 3.21 |
| March | 31 | 3.68 | 4.20 |
| April | 31 | 1.74 | 2.01 |
| May | 29 | 1.85 | 2.28 |
| June | 31 | 1.29 | 1.57 |
| July | 32 | 0.67 | 0.90 |
| August | 30 | 0.85 | 1.14 |
| September | 29 | 1.57 | 1.97 |
| October | 32 | 2.61 | 3.20 |
| November | 30 | 2.17 | 2.50 |
| December | 32 | 2.90 | 3.37 |
| Average for year | 2.15 | 2.52 | |