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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Monthly Deposits recorded by the Deposit Gauges and Sulphur-Dioxide by the Lead-Peroxide Method
| Month | Site No. | Rainfall in inches | (Tons per square mile) | Mg. of SO3/day collected by 100 sq. cm. of Batch A Lead Peroxide. (Louvered Box) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insoluble Deposit | Soluble Deposit | Total Solids | ||||
| January | 1 | 2.01 | 11.10 | 7.15 | 18.25 | 5.38 |
| „ | 2 | 2.09 | 13.97 | 8.15 | 22.12 | 4.45 |
| „ | 3 | 2.36 | 10.76 | 9.21 | 19.97 | 3.64 |
| February | 1 | 2.36 | 12.32 | 10.96 | 23.28 | 4.46 |
| „ | 2 | 2.44 | 16.39 | 8.91 | 25.30 | 3.89 |
| „ | 3 | 2.36 | 12.65 | 7.85 | 20.50 | 2.93 |
| March | 1 | 1.02 | 11.56 | 8.44 | 20.00 | 4.25 |
| „ | 2 | 1.10 | 16.56 | 9.14 | 25. 10 | 3.74 |
| „ | 3 | 1.18 | 11.62 | 5.83 | 17.45 | 2.66 |
| April | 1 | 1.54 | 7.75 | 5.33 | 13 08 | 2.96 |
| „ | 2 | 1.69 | 12.59 | 7.68 | 20.27 | 2.66 |
| „ | 3 | 1.69 | 10.53 | 5.50 | 16.03 | 1.83 |
| May | 1 | 2.36 | 9.40 | 7.91 | 17.31 | 1.71 |
| „ | 2 | 2 21 | 14.14 | 9.11 | 23.25 | 2.20 |
| „ | 3 | 2.44 | 12.39 | 5.23 | 17.62 | 1.00 |
| June | 1 | 4.77 | 9.31 | 7.72 | 17.03 | 1.65 |
| „ | 2 | 4.81 | 12.32 | 11.00 | 23.32 | 1.78 |
| „ | 3 | 4.41 | 10.73 | 8.38 | 19.4 | 0.84 |
| July | 1 | 2.05 | 6.89 | 5.96 | 12.85 | 1.22 |
| „ | 2 | 1.77 | 16.36 | 10.23 | 26.59 | 1.59 |
| „ | 3 | 1.93 | 7.52 | 5.17 | 12.69 | 0.59 |
| August | 1 | 3.11 | 7.22 | 5.23 | 12.45 | 1.38 |
| „ | 2 | 3.70 | 26.33 | 13.58 | 39.91 | 1.82 |
| „ | 3 | 3.11 | 7.75 | 2.82 | 10.57 | 0.60 |
| September | 1 | 3.31 | 10.37 | 8.51 | 18.88 | 1.84 |
| „ | 2 | 3.03 | 41.17 | 17.78 | 58.95 | 2.04 |
| „ | 3 | 3.47 | 14.01 | 7.42 | 21.43 | 0.88 |
| October | 1 | 3.66 | 8.45 | 16.56 | 25.01 | 3.23 |
| „ | 2 | 3.90 | 18.21 | 20.24 | 38.45 | 3.20 |
| „ | 3 | 3.82 | 8.21 | 14.90 | 23.11 | 1.53 |
| November | 1 | 0.39 | 5.90 | 3.84 | 9.74 | 4.50 |
| „ | 2 | 0.47 | 4 94 | 5.00 | 9.94 | 4 05 |
| „ | 3 | 0.39 | 3.61 | 1.79 | 5.40 | 2.11 |
| December | 1 | 2.76 | 9.11 | 16.06 | 25.17 | 5.01 |
| „ | 2 | 3.03 | 19.21 | 16.63 | 38.84 | 5.02 |
| „ | 3 | 2.96 | 11.16 | 9.60 | 20.76 | 2.84 |
These sites are situated at the following places in the Borough:-
1. Town Hall roof.
2. York Way Court (Caledonian Road area).
3. Treatment Centre at Seven Sisters Road.