London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Hammersmith 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Atmospheric pollution.
The two stations set up in 1954 at westville Road and Livingstone
schools for measuring and recording the extent of atmospheric
pollution continued to function together with the lead peroxide instrument
in Ravenscourt Park: maintained by the London county council.
Comparison between the two areas served by the lead peroxide
Instruments is shown by the following table:-
LEAD PEROXIDE APPARATUS
Louvred boxes sited at Ravenscourt Park and Livingstone school.
| Month | Mg. of S.O.3 per day per 100 sq.cc. | |
|---|---|---|
| Ravenscourt Park | Livingstone School | |
| January | 3.20 | 4.01 |
| February | 3.14 | 4.38 |
| March | 2.7 | 3.6 |
| April | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| May | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| June | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| July | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| August | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| September | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| October | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| November | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| December | 2.5 | 3.6 |
Two other stations for measuring the concentration of smoke and
Sulphur Di-oxide daily were set up during the year, one at the council's
Depot in Hythe Road in the extreme north of the Borough in a
factory area, and the other at westcott Lodge in the south of the
Borough on the river front in a residential area.
The stations commenced operations in May and July respectively.
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