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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 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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emission been contested and, in fact, those responsible have been most co-operative
in taking action to remedy defects in their vehicles.
Number of complaints received during year 42
Number of observations 290
Number of inspections and re-visits 308
Number of notices served 6
Number of notices complied with 9
Recording of Atmospheric Pollution.
A summary of the observations at the three stations in the Borough is as
follows:—
Monthly Deposits recorded by the Deposit Gauges and Sulphur-Dioxide by the Lead-Peroxide Method.
| Month | Site No.* | Rainfall in Inches | Insoluble Deposit (Tons | Soluble Deposit per square | Total Solids mile) | Mg.of SO3/day collected by 100 sq. cm. of Batch A Lead-Peroxide. (Louvered Box) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1.22 | 9.04 | 7.95 | 16.99 | 4.22 |
| ,, | 2 | 1.46 | 15.07 | 9.74 | 24.81 | 4.12 |
| 3 | 1.50 | 9.94 | 6.46 | 16.40 | 3.07 | |
| February | 1 | 2.68 | 7.09 | 5.33 | 12.42 | 5.35 |
| ,, | 2 | 2.88 | 14.51 | 7.48 | 21.99 | 4.73 |
| 3 | 2.84 | 10.40 | 5.53 | 15.93 | 3.68 | |
| March | 1 | 0.91 | 10.83 | 8.58 | 19.41 | 3.63 |
| ,, | 2 | 1.02 | 16.59 | 11.82 | 28.41 | 3.74 |
| 3 | 1.02 | 14.18 | 9.27 | 23.45 | 2.33 | |
| April | 1 | 0.16 | 5.76 | 3.51 | 9.27 | 2.33 |
| ,, | 2 | 0.16 | 9.57 | 3.31 | 12.88 | 2.30 |
| 3 | 0.20 | 9.27 | 2.68 | 11.95 | 1.65 | |
| May | 1 | 1.42 | 9.17 | 3.31 | 12.48 | 1.79 |
| ,, | 2 | 1.50 | 13.65 | 4.80 | 18.45 | 1.88 |
| 3 | 1.18 | 12.92 | 4.83 | 17.75 | 0.83 | |
| June | 1 | 0.55 | 6.46 | 3.05 | 9.51 | 1.28 |
| ,, | 2 | 0.51 | 16.79 | 2.45 | 19.24 | 1.28 |
| 3 | 0.63 | 9.37 | 2.39 | 11.76 | 0.71 | |
| July | 1 | 3.03 | 7.45 | 5.90 | 13.35 | 1.20 |
| ,, | 2 | 3.15 | 15.63 | 12.59 | 28.22 | 1.50 |
| ,, | 3 | 4.22 | 10.60 | 6.79 | 17.39 | 0.63 |
| August | 1 | 1.93 | 6.59 | 3.74 | 10.33 | 1.50 |
| ,, | 2 | 2.05 | 18.02 | 7.88 | 25.90 | 1.74 |
| 3 | 2.09 | 8.48 | 4.77 | 13.25 | 0.67 | |
| 1 | 2.09 | 7.19 | 4.20 | 11.39 | 1.94 | |
| ,, | 2 | 2 25 | 15.30 | 7 29 | 22 59 | 2.11 |
| 3 | 2.60 | 10.14 | 4.80 | 14.94 | 0.94 | |
| October | 1 | 1.81 | 9.44 | 9.07 | 18.51 | 3.65 |
| ,, | 2 | 1.93 | 15.13 | 8.15 | 23.28 | 3.20 |
| 3 | 1.85 | 7.95 | 8.11 | 16.06 | 1.77 | |
| November | 1 | 2.05 | 10.13 | 6.03 | 16.16 | 4.11 |
| ,, | 2 | 2.28 | 13.51 | 7.22 | 20.73 | 3.75 |
| ,, | 3 | 2.36 | 8.68 | 5.56 | 14.24 | 2.79 |
| December | 1 | 1.54 | 11.72 | 9.51 | 21.23 | 6.08 |
| 2 | 1.58 | 14.61 | 8.71 | 23.32 | 5.73 | |
| 3 | 1.73 | 10.66 | 4.67 | 15.33 | 3.74 |
* These sites are situated at the following places in the Borough:—
1.—Town Hall roof.
2.—York Way Court (Caledonian Road area).
3.—Disinfecting Station at Seven Sisters Road.