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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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49
As in previous years I am indebted to Dr. WiJkins, 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 :—
TABLE III.—Rainfall, Monthly Deposit in Tons per Square Mile and Sulphur Dioxide by the Lead-Peroxide Method.
| Month | Rain-fallmm. | Insoluble Deposit | Soluble Deposit | Total Solids | SO3 mg./day/100 cm2 of Batch A Lead Peroxide | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tons per square mile | ||||||
| November 1956 | 10 | 37.9 | 9.7 | 47.6 | 3.4 | |
| December „ | (a) | (a) | (a) | (a) | 2.8 | |
| January 1957 | 44 | 35.0 | (a) | (b) | 2.4 | |
| February „ | 66 | 29.4 | 9.6 | 39.0 | 2.3 | |
| March „ | 17 | 24.9 | 6.5 | 31.4 | 1.5 | |
| April „ | 4 | 30.9 | 6.2 | 37.1 | 1.9 | |
| May „ | 23 | 48.8 | 9.0 | 57.8 | 1.1 | |
| June „ | 13 | 24.4 | 7.5 | 31.9 | 1.4 | |
| July „ | 88 | 32.0 | 12.1 | 44.1 | 1.1 | |
| August ,, | 71 | 33.0 | 8.8 | 41.8 | 1.0 | |
| September „ | 65 | 24.5 | 8.0 | 32.5 | 1.2 | |
| October „ | 73 | 40.9 | 9.8 | 50.7 | 1.7 | |
| November „ | 29 | 33.1 | 12.1 | 45.2 | 3.0 | |
| December „ | 47 | 29.7 | 8.4 | 38.1 | 2.9 | |
| January 1958 | 36 | 47.2 | 8.2 | 55.4 | 3.0 | |
| February „ | 54 | 34.6 | 12.3 | 46.9 | 4.9 | |
(a) No figures available.
(b) Not ascertainable.
TABLE IV.—Concentration of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide by the Volumetric Method.
| Month | Smoke mg/100m3 | Sulphur Dioxide p.p. 100 million | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Average | HighestDaily Average | Monthly Average | HighestDaily Average | ||
| November 1956 | 25 | 54 | 13 | 29 | |
| December „ | 23 | 54 | 11 | 34 | |
| J anuary 1957 | 17 | 38 | 9 | 29 | |
| February „ | 21 | 39 | 10 | 20 | |
| March „ | 15 | 42 | 8 | 15 | |
| April „ | 14 | 32 | 8 | 17 | |
| May „ | 8 | 15 | 6 | 11 | |
| J une „ | 6 | 15 | 6 | 13 | |
| July „ | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| August „ | 9 | 18 | 7 | 20 | |
| September „ | 5 | 10 | 6 | 11 | |
| October „ | 18 | 47 | 11 | 28 | |
| November „ | 18 | 46 | 12 | 31 | |
| December ,, | 24 | 73 | 15 | 64 | |
| January 1958 | 18 | 61 | 13 | 33 | |
| February ,, | 13 | 20 | 1 1 | 19 | |