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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 1956

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

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Table: TABLE I—Daily Mean Concentration of Smoke

TABLE I—Daily Mean Concentration of Smoke

MonthTown HallCharlton House
Smoke mg/m3Smoke mg/m3
Daily ValueDaily Value
AverageHighestLowestAverageHighestLowest
November1955.58181.4103.1579.44831.5944.0642
December»».53181.4227.1334.44161.5201.0615
January1956.63702.7587.1398.44762.3306.0761
February»».73172.2191.1422.40771.4447.0781
March»».4601.9788.0863.3479.7113.0837
April»».51671.1035.1789.2005.6800.0445
May»».1772.3542.us:w.1564.4203.0213
June»».1475.2809.0273.0706.2487.0108
July»».1131.2408.0192.0692.1895.0053
August»».1370.3372.0160.0550.1616.0101
September»».2565.5632.0901.0996.3616.0129
October>».3642.7056.1780.2175.4480.0700
November»».3.1......5900.2370.3411.5800.1445
December»».59772.0399.0850.51101.4450.0380
January,1957.59111.0624.2627.3844.9058.0466
February».66011.1101.2890.3952.9058.1204

Table: TABLE II—Daily Mean Concentration of Sulphur Dioxide

TABLE II—Daily Mean Concentration of Sulphur Dioxide

MonthTown HallCharlton House
Sulphur Dioxide p.p.m.Sulphur Dioxide p.p.m.
Daily ValueDaily Value
AverageH ighestLowestAverageHighestLowest
November1955.1160.2612.0066.1102.2618.0202
December„.1078.2970.0316.0932.2848.0303
January1956.1761.5932.0590.1328.3725.0479
February„.1685.3870.0976.1405.3879.0684
March„.0818.1263.0361.0684.1144.0206
April„.1009. 1793.0596.0752.1582.0272
May„.0576.1313.0257.0576.1055.0158
June„.0449.0875.0138.0439.0860.0072
July„.0375.0659.0109.0338.0755.0071
August„.0290.0519.0123.0306.0587.0106
September„.0440.0950.0160.0310.0640.0080
October„.0750.1390.0170.0770.1490.0170
November„.1170.1950.0390.1180.2330.0350
December„.1260.3620.0350.0970.3730.0130
J anuary1957.0970.2120.0440.0740.1970.0250
February„.0930.2000.0350.0780.1580.0200