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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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Concentration of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide recorded by the Volumetric Method at the two stations in the Borough
| Station | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apl. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE. (Milligrams per 100 cubic metres Jan. - May) (Micrograms per cubic metre Jun. - Dec.) | ||||||||||||
| Public Health Office, Town Hall. | ||||||||||||
| Monthly average | 21.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 49.0 | 35.0 | 34.0 | 55.0 | 86.0 | 93.0 | 157.0 |
| Highest recording | 56.0 | 31.0 | 42.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 80.0 | 60.0 | 70.0 | 170.0 | 298.0 | 353.0 | 796.0 |
| Shelter House, Treatment Centre, | ||||||||||||
| Monthly average | 32.0 | 28.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 29.0 | 60.0 | 91.0 | 118. 0 | 134.0 |
| Highest recording | 68.0 | 95.0 | 38.0 | 20.0 | 12.0 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 50.0 | 150.0 | 360.0 | 443.0 | 336.0 |
| SULPHUR DIOXIDE (Parts per 100 million parts of air Jan.- May) (Micrograms per cubic metre June - Dec.) | ||||||||||||
| Public Health Office, Town Hall. | ||||||||||||
| Monthly average | 12.8 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 4.2 | 132.0 | 87.5 | 70.0 | 156.9 | 207.9 | 255.5 | 398.1 |
| Highest recording | 24.8 | 21.0 | 32.8 | 18.8 | 11.9 | 329.4 | 150.9 | 183.0 | 429.0 | 489.0 | 598.0 | 802.0 |
| Shelter House, Treatment Centre. | ||||||||||||
| Monthly average | 15.3 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 99.0 | 74.8 | 78.0 | 138.4 | 195.4 | 210.7 | 408.6 |
| Highest recording | 44.3 | 26.6 | 26.0 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 222.0 | 140.4 | 240.2 | 348.9 | 449.0 | 571.0 | 1,042.0 |