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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
Deptford 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford Borough]
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CLEAN AIR ACT. 1956.
| Months. | Days. | Smoke Concentration MG/M3 | Sulphur dioxide Concentration per 100 x 10 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Value. | Highest Value. | Lowest Value. | Average Value. | Highest Value. | Low Value | ||
| January, | 31 | 42.1 | 121.6 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 42.5 | 1.95 |
| February. | 28 | 29.3 | 70.5 | 4.1 | 8.1 | 16.3 | 1.7 |
| March. | 31 | 36.0 | 132.35 | 13.15 | 9.7 | 29.36 | 3.1 |
| April. | 25 | 33.7 | 76.0 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 14.6 | 1.8 |
| May. | 27 | 14.1 | 70.5 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 15.8 | 0.65 |
| June. | 30 | 15.8 | 37.2 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 9.0 | 0.7 |
| July. | 31 | 17.7 | 53.5 | 1.95 | 3.6 | 9.3 | 0.4 |
| August. | 23 | 18.5 | 57.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 14.0 | 1.2 |
| September. | 23 | 18.4 | 37.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 8.7 | 0.8 |
| October. | 31 | 33.4 | 76.0 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 11.7 | 0.4 |
| November. | 30 | 51.5 | 172.5 | 17.2 | 11.2 | 43.3 | 2.45 |
| December. | 26 | 56.0 | 132.5 | 9.2 | 16.3 | 41.0 | 2.15 |
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THE FACTORIES ACT, 1937. (continued).
The types of premises inspected were as follows:-
Bakehouses.
Paint and varnish works.
Printers,
Chemical Works.
Cinemas,
Stables, etc.
Sawmills.
Dressmakers, etc.
Engineering, general.
Timber stores.
Tar refiners.
Engineering, motoring.
Foundries.
Tailors.
Food preparation.
Woodwork joiners, etc.
Woodchoppers.
Glass bottle makers.
Laundries, cleaners.
Marine stores.
Whitening manufacturers.
Miscellaneous.
The number of inspections "made to home workers premises was 99.
The types of works carried on by the l64 outworkers in this Borough were
as follows
Wearing apparel (120), paper bags (1), boxes (9), button cards (5),
shuttlecocks (1), electrical components (1), druggists' sundries (1),
cardboard tubes (5), lampshades (6), leather goods (2), jewellery (4),
wire embroidery (1), umbrellas (1), uniform caps (4), firework
cases (1), artificial flowers (1), and coat hangers (1).
CLEAN AIR ACT. 1956.
It was not necessary to undertake legal proceedings or any action other
than informal during the year.
The Council has approved a proposal to make a small Smoke Control Area in
the S.W. corner of the Borough, and abutting on the Boroughs of Camberwell
and Lewisham. The area is approximately acres and consists of 678
houses, 78 flats, 8 shops and one school. The confirmation of the Minister
of Housing and Local Government will be sought in 1959.
A station for measuring atmospheric pollution is set up in the Public
Health Department building, and results and details are.sent to the Fuel
Research Station at Greenwich. Attached is a summary of readings during the
year.