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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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| Month & Year | Rain— fall mm. | Insoluble Deposit tons | Soluble Deposit per square | Total Solids mile | SOs mg./day/lOO cm2 of Batch A Lead Peroxide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1953 | 74 | 35.89 | 11.84 | 47.73 | 3.77 |
| November „ | 48 | 25.96 | 7.40 | 33.36 | 3.41 |
| December „ | 15 | 36.19 | 16.44 | 52.63 | 4.01 |
| January 1954 | 28 | 41.04 | 12.04 | 53.08 | 5.30 |
| February „ | 56 | 41.30 | 9.59 | 50.89 | 3.52 |
| Maroh „ | 45 | 30.65 | 8.04 | 38.69 | 3.60 |
| April „ May „ June ,, | 8 | 18.59 | 6.44 | 25.03 | 3.05 |
| 56 | 36.20 | 15.26 | 51.46 | 3.38 | |
| 76 | 19.34 | 6.01 | 25.35 | 2.29 | |
| July „ | 69 | 28.98 | 6.36 | 35.34 | 2.30 |
| August „ | 129 | 13.50 | 18.21 | 31.71 | 2..35* |
| September „ | 53 | 31.33 | 11.58 | 42.91 | |
| October „ | 36 | 16.02 | 6.86 | 22.88 | 2.93 |
| November „ | 87 | 26.52 | 13.78 | 40.30 | 3.56 |
| December „ | 46 | 24.78 | 13.19 | 37.97 | 3.02 |
| January 1955 | 56 | 34.19 | 14.17 | 48.36 | 3.76 |
| February „ | 33 | 13.09 | 13.32 | 26.41 | 4.50 |
* Figure for August and September
| Month - Year | Smoke mg/lOOm | Sulphur Dioxide p.p 100 million | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Average | Highest Daily Average | Monthly Average | Highest Daily Average | |
| October 1953 | 14.5 | 27.8 | 10.6 | 12.7(a) |
| November „ | 20.2 | 88.5 | 3.1 | 12.5 |
| December „ | 20.8 | 36.5 | 8.5 | 13.3 |
| January 1954 | 18.8 | 41.0 | 10.6 | 17.8 |
| February „ | 16.9 | 35.9 | 11.0 | 19.9 |
| March „ | 13.8 | 29.7 | 11.7 | 18.4 |
| April „ | 12.4 | 23.7(b) | 9.9 | 18.5 |
| May „ | 9.4 | 17.8 | 8.4 | 14.2 |
| June „ | 9.6 | 23.6 | 5.9 | 9.3 |
| July „ | 3.9 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 9.7 |
| August „ | 6.5 | 14.0 | 4.9 | 9.8 |
| September „ | 6.7 | 16.9 | 4.2 | 7.4 |
| October (c) „ | 9.2 | 29.3 | 5.6 | 10.0 |
| November „ | 17.3 | 65.7 | 12.4 | 38.9 |
| December „ | 16.7 | 61.5 | 11.9 | 28.6 |
| January 1955 | 24.0 | 75.0 | 13.0 | 37.0 |
| February „ | 18.0 | 48.0 | 12.0 | 24.0 |
(a) SO2. No observation? 1st, 4th and 5th October.
(b) Smoke „ „ 29th and 30th April.
(c) No observations 2nd, 5th, 10th, 11th, 13th and 17th October.