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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Recording of Atmospheric Pollution
A summary of the recordings from the Borough Council sites is set out in the
following tables:
| Month | Site No. | Rain fal1 in inches | (Tons per square mile) | Mg. of 303/ day collected by 100 sq. cm. of Batch. A lead peroxide (Louvered Box) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insoluble Deposit | Soluble Deposit | Total Solids | ||||
| January | 1 | 1.85 | 7.55 | 7.35 | 14.90 | 3.55 |
| 2 | 1.66 | 7.22 | 5.93 | 13.15 | 2.21 | |
| 3 | 1.81 | 6.50 | 8.75 | 15.25 | - | |
| February | 1 | 0.43 | 6.74 | 4.03 | 10.77 | 3.55 |
| 2 | 0.47 | 1.65 | 3.15 | 4.80 | 1.93 | |
| 3 | 0.43 | 6.46 | 3.38 | 9.84 | - | |
| March | 1 | 1.69 | 13.73 | 4. 56 | 18. 29 | 3.46 |
| 2 | 1.69 | 1.75 | 5.70 | 7.45 | 1.99 | |
| 3 | 1.58 | 8.97 | 6.76 | 15.73 | - | |
| April | 1 | 1.58 | 27.05 | 6.31 | 33.36 | 2.40 |
| 2 | 1.34 | 45.44 | 9.67 | 55.11 | 1.26 | |
| 3 | 1.77 | 7.58 | 5.10 | 12.68 | - | |
| May | 1 | 1.50 | 10.27 | 5.17 | 15.44 | 1.79 |
| 2 | 1.81 | 19.21 | 10.47 | 29.68 | 0.98 | |
| 3 | 1.85 | 8.88 | 6.06 | 14.94 | - | |
| June | 1 | 1.38 | 14.06 | 3.73 | 17.79 | 1.13 |
| 2 | + 1.14 | 7.75 | 7.42 | 15.17 | 0.82 | |
| 3 | 1.58 | 7.32 | 6.36 | 13.68 | - | |
| July | 1 | 2.92 | 10.24 | 8.29 | 18.53 | 0.66 |
| 2 | 3.43 | 12.59 | 6.42 | 19.01 | 0.90 | |
| 3 | 3.11 | 7.48 | 4.64 | 12.12 | - | |
| August | 1 | 1.62 | 8.29 | 4.16 | 12.45 | 1.24 |
| 2 | 1.73 | 12.95 | 7.55 | 20.50 | 0.77 | |
| 3 | 2.91 | 8. 15 | 8.68 | 16.83 | - | |
| September | 1 | 4.10 | 6.01 | 4.49 | 10.50 | . |
| 2 | 4.41 | 8.35 | 9.97 | 18.32 | . | |
| 3 | 2.60 | 4.87 | 7.42 | 12. 29 | - | |
• There was no obvious contamination which would account for the abornormally high figures.
+ Some water spilt in transit to laboratory.
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