London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Islington 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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In addition to the deposit gauges and lead peroxide candles which are sited at
three positions in the Borough, the results from which are recorded monthly as shown in
the above table, volumetric apparatus is installed at the Town Hall and the Treatment
Centre, Seven Sisters Road, respectively. The concentration of smoke and sulphur-dioxide
in the atmosphere is recorded daily and such information is not only advantageous locally,
but the daily findings are forwarded to the Fuel Research Station for collation and
comparison with other Metropolitan Boroughs, in order that an overall picture may be
obtained for the whole of London.
The measurement of smoke and sulphur-dioxide, respectively, is given in the
following table.