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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

Greenwich 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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Table: TABLE I.—Rainfall, Monthly Deposit in Tons per Square Mile and Sulphur Dioxide by the Lead-Peroxide Method.

TABLE I.—Rainfall, Monthly Deposit in Tons per Square Mile and Sulphur Dioxide by the Lead-Peroxide Method.

Month & YearRain-fall mm.Insoluble Deposit tonsSoluble Deposit per squareTotal Solids mileSO3 mg./day/lOO cm2 of Batch A Lead Peroxide
October19526835.3011.2446.542.20
November”8861.6216.3277.94*
December”6641.8316.1858.013.02
January19531019.435.2124.642.08
February”4040.749.9250.661.88
March”1419.4316.1635.594.69
April”6729.2412.1641.403.14
May”2827.067.0334.092.81
June”3126.8420.8647.702.79
July”9121.359.5330.882.51
August”6930.6511.1541.80*
September”5226.4910.0236.512.98
October”7435.8911.8447.733.77
November”4825.967.4033.363.41
December”1536.1916.4452.634.01
January19542841.0412.0453.085.30
February„5641.309.5950.893.52
* No figures available.

Table: TABLE II.—Concentration of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide by the Volumetric Method.

TABLE II.—Concentration of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide by the Volumetric Method.

Month - YearSmoke mg/100m3Sulphur Dioxide p.p 100 million
Monthly AverageHighest Daily AverageMonthly AverageHighest Daily Average
October 195221.480.37.821.4
November ,,23.145.611.423.1
December „43.0206.016.271.5
January 195335.2107.613.846.8
February „22.677.411.026.4
March „24.078.015.050.2
April „8.417.07.517.8
May „5.712.73.66.4
June „4.37.82.96.7
July „2.74.81.22.4
August „3.96.92.37.1
September „6.613.45.28.7
October „14.527.810.612.7(a)
November ,,20.288.53.112.5
December „20.836.58.513.3
January 195418.841.010.617.8
February „16.935.911.019.9
(a) SO2. No observations 1st, 4th and 5th October.