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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 1961
[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. | Rain fall in inches | (Tons per square mile) | Mg. of SOg/ day collected by 100 sq. cm. of Batch. A lead Peroxide (Louvered Box) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insoluble Deposi t | Soluble Deposit | Total Solids | ||||
| January | 1 | 2.09 | 11.06 | 4.07 | 15.13 | 4.57 |
| 2 | 2.29 | 12.09 | 3.91 | 16.00 | 4.28 | |
| 3 | 2.40 | 8.84 | 6.69 | 15.53 | 2.93 | |
| February | 1 | 2.01 | 11.63 | 8.18 | 19.81 | 3.89 |
| 2 | 2.21 | 13.05 | 7.42 | 20.47 | 3.59 | |
| 3 | 2.21 | 9.41 | 7.12 | 16.53 | 2.58 | |
| March | 1 | 0.12 | 12.25 | 3.98 | 16.23 | 3.61 |
| 2 | 0.12 | 23.35 | 3.71 | 27.06 | 3.60 | |
| 3 | 0.12 | 11.29 | 3.97 | 15.26 | 2.41 | |
| April | 1 | 1.93 | 15.43 | 6.69 | 22.12 | 2.81 |
| 2 | 2.05 | 17.32 | 7.02 | 24.34 | 2.81 | |
| 3 | 2.25 | 15.07 | 6.19 | 21.26 | 1.56 | |
| May | 1 | 0.99 | 9.27 | 1.89 | 11.16 | 0.91 |
| 2 | 0.99 | 11.33 | 2.61 | 13.94 | 1.49 | |
| 3 | 0.71 | 7.52 | 2.91 | 10.43 | 0.80 | |
| June | 1 | 1.38 | 8.25 | 4.04 | 12.29 | 1.49 |
| 2 | 1.58 | 12.06 | 5.13 | 17.19 | 1.50 | |
| 3 | 1.54 | 6.49 | 5.47 | 11.96 | 1.19 | |
| July | 1 | 1.54 | 6.36 | 2.98 | 9.34 | 0.96 |
| 2 | 1.50 | 8.18 | 2.98 | 11.16 | 0.97 | |
| 3 | 0.79 | 13.05 | 3.18 | 16.23 | 0.74 | |
| August | 1 | 1.89 | 5.27 | 4.47 | 9.74 | 1.19 |
| 2 | 2.40 | 14.21 | 3.11 | 17.32 | 1.22 | |
| 3 | 2.84 | 9.80 | 4.60 | 14.40 | 0.47 | |
| September | 1 | 2.36 | 8.01 | 7.62 | 15.63 | 2.14 |
| 2 | 2.48 | 13.31 | 5.63 | 18.94 | 2.12 | |
| 3 | 2.60 | 8.41 | 3.35 | 11.76 | 0.98 | |
| October | 1 | 2.21 | 3.97 | 9.54 | 13.51 | 2.78 |
| 2 | 2.56 | 5.96 | 8.78 | 14.74 | 2.69 | |
| 1 t | 3 | 2.60 | 6.49 | 7.42 | 13.91 | 1.26 |
| November | 1 | 2.60 | 3.84 | 8.78 | 12.62 | 3.78 |
| 2 | 2.88 | 5.63 | 7.42 | 13.05 | 3.56 | |
| 3 | 2.52 | 3.38 | 6.56 | 9.94 | 1.86 | |
| December | 1 | 2.88 | 11.66 | 7.15 | 18.81 | 4.17 |
| 2 | 3.07 | 10.20 | 7.15 | 17.35 | 4.19 | |
| 3 | 2.99 | 9.90 ( | 6.49 | 16.39 | 2.35 | |
Hiese 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.