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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
Islington 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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The Council considers that this is a retrograde step and one that does not support the
principles of the Clean Air Act, 1956.
Number of complaints received during year 36
Number of observations 335
Number of inspections and revisits 341
Number of notices served 10
Number of notices complied with 5
Recording of Atmospheric Pollution.
A summary of the observations at the three stations in the Borough is as
follows :—
| Month | Site No.1 | Rainfall in Inches | Insoluble Deposit | Soluble Deposi( | Total Solids | Mg.of SO j/day collected by 100 sq. cm. of Batch A Lead-Peroxide. (Louvered Box) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Tons per square mile) | ||||||
| January | 1 | 3.19 | 10.64 | 19.45 | 30.09 | 5.67 |
| " | 2 | 3.43 | 14.18 | 21.74 | 35.92 | 5.01 |
| " | 3 | 3.35 | 8.55 | 14.42 | 22.97 | 3.83 |
| February | 1 | 0.24 | 5.80 | 5.20 | 11.00 | 5.02 |
| 2 | 0.20 | 5.63 | 4.07 | 9.70 | 4.14 | |
| " | 3 | 0.35 | 9.04 | 5.73 | 14.77 | 1.53 |
| March | 1 | 0.87 | 15.83 | 6.59 | 22.42 | 3.98 |
| " | 2 | 0.95 | 15.86 | 9.01 | 24.87 | 3.89 |
| „ | 3 | 0.95 | 15.04 | 6.46 | 21.50 | 2.62 |
| April | 1 | 1.14 | 12.39 | 7.62 | 20.01 | 3.21 |
| " | 2 | 1.14 | 15.33 | 10.20 | 25.53 | 3.09 |
| " | 3 | 1.14 | 13.18 | 7.09 | 20.27 | 2.11 |
| May | 1 | 0.35 | 6.82 | 2.68 | 9.50 | 1.75 |
| " | 2 | 0.43 | 10.80 | 3.71 | 14.51 | 1.73 |
| " | 3 | 0.47 | 9.74 | 2.45 | 12.19 | 0.96 |
| June | 1 | 2.52 | 7.75 | 4.74 | 12.49 | 1.49 |
| " | 2 | 2.48 | 13.78 | 4.64 | 18.42 | 1.62 |
| " | 3 | 2.84 | 10.40 | 4.93 | 15.33 | 0.83 |
| July | 1 | 5.63 | 10.63 | 18.22 | 28.85 | 1.43 |
| " | 2 | 6.15 | 22.65 | 96.71 | 119.36 | 1.50 |
| " | 3 | 5.00 | 10.63 | 11.69 | 22.32 | 0.61 |
| August | 1 | 5.04 | 6.76 | 4.57 | 11.33 | 1.44 |
| " | 2 | 5.04 | 19.21 | 13.74 | 32.95 | 1.72 |
| „ | 3 | 5.67 | 9.41 | 6.62 | 16.03 | 0.62 |
| September | 1 | 1.50 | 8.88 | 3.18 | 12.60 | 3.01 |
| " | 2 | 1.97 | 14.11 | 6.49 | 20.60 | 2.27 |
| „ | 3 | 2.32 | 11.66 | 6.82 | 18.48 | 0.96 |
| October | 1 | 1.81 | 8.31 | 6.99 | 15.30 | 3.54 |
| " | 2 | 1.65 | 16.10 | 8.64 | 24.74 | 3.43 |
| " | 3 | 1.70 | 9.97 | 5.80 | 15.77 | 1.84 |
| November | 1 | 0.32 | 9.34 | 5.63 | 14.97 | 4.07 |
| " | 2 | 0.32 | 11.79 | 5.93 | 17.72 | 4.19 |
| " | 3 | 0.35 | 7.52 | 4.14 | 11.66 | 2.98 |
| December | 1 | 2.28 | 10.66 | 9.34 | 20.00 | 5.32 |
| " | 2 | 2.60 | 11.86 | 15.56 | 27.42 | 4.26 |
| " | 3 | 2.76 | 11.49 | 11.00 | 22.49 | 3.54 |
* These sites are situated at the following places in the Borough :—
1.—Town Hall roof.
2.—York Way Court (Caledonian Road area).
J.—Disinfecting Station at Seven Sisters Road.