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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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As in previous years I am indebted to Dr. Wilkins, Officer-inCharge
of the Atmospheric Pollution Section of the Government Fuel
Research Station at Blackwall Lane, for permission to make use of
data compiled at the Station and this is introduced in the following
tables :—
| Month | Rainfall mm. | Insoluble Deposit | Soluble Deposit | Total Solids | SOs mg./day/lOO cm! of Batch A Lead Peroxide | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tons per square mile | ||||||
| 1955 | 6 | 24.6 | 8.4 | 33.0 | 3.2 | |
| „ | 44 | 37.6 | 11.8 | 49.4 | 4.0 | |
| 1956 | 79 | 31.1 | 12.7 | 43.8 | 5.0 | |
| „ | 21 | 42.6 | 10.2 | 52.8 | 4.4 | |
| „ | 7 | 35.0 | 10.3 | 45.3 | 3.9 | |
| „ | 26 | 30.7 | 8.8 | 39.5 | 2.3 | |
| „ | 11 | 29.2 | 9.1 | 38.3 | 1.4 | |
| „ | 69 | 40.4 | 17.2 | 57.6 | 1.4 | |
| „ | 70 | 28.5 | 10.3 | 38.8 | 1.2 | |
| „ | 111 | 29.0 | 10.0 | 39.0 | 0.7 | |
| „ | 65 | 32.0 | 12.3 | 44.3 | 0.9 | |
| „ | 20 | 35.1 | 10.0 | 45.1 | 2.4 | |
| „ | 10 | 37.9 | 9.7 | 47.6 | 3.4 | |
| „ | (a) | (a) | 2.8 | |||
| 1957 | 44 | 35.0 | (a) | 2.4 | ||
| „ | 66 | 29.4 | 9.6 | 39.0 | 2.3 | |
(a) No figures available.
(b) Not a certainable.
| Month | Smoke mg/100mS | Sulphur Dioxide p.p. 100 million | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Average | Highest Daily Average | Monthly Average | Highest Daily Average | |