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

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Islington 1960

[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

MonthSite 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 DepositSoluble DepositTotal Solids
January11.5410.906.5617.464.25
„21.659.907.7917.493.79
„31 857.026.3613.382.65
February12.059.645.3014.944.40
„22.1712.688.3521.033.78
„32.3611.036.9217.952.77
March11.6514.2112.3926.604.35
„21.6516.0311.6627.694.05
„31.5812.656.6619.312.07
April10.438.518.0816.593.27
„2(No records available)2.33
„30.6711.433.7115.141.41
May1(No records available)1.99
„21.9712.825.1017.92*1.95
„31.8510.963.0113.971.22
June11.5410.766.9617.721.77
„21.8514.706.4621.161.38
„31.3518.088.9427.020.70
July13.077.724.9712.691.20
„23.0312.924.8717.791.48
„33.1110.272.9113.180.52
August13.277.8811.6619.540.99
„22.7612.198.9421.131.04
„32.447.857.1515.000.54
September14.737.5213.7121.231.25
„25.0011.369.6421.002.07
„35.287.5522.2629.810.69
October15.1611.237.7819.014.72
„25.5211.538.9420.473.05
„35.677.5212.8820. 40* 1.66
November13.866.897.1514.044.35
„24.0612.5210.4722.994.13
„33.708.084.7712.852.47
December12.329.119.0718.184.32
„22.6010.965.0716.034.01
„32.809.474.5714.542.51

* Period of exposure 3 10 60 1.11.60 (29 days)
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