Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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CONCENTRATION OF SMOKE AND SULPHUR DIOXIDE VOLUMETRIC MEASUREMENT
MONTH | MONTHLY AVERAGE | HIGHEST DAILY AVERAGE | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
SMOKE (Microgrammes per Cubic Metre) | ||||||||||||||||||
January | 429 | 715 | 458 | 400 | 658 | 543 | 858 | 658 | – | 1459 | 1430 | 1687 | 1544 | 1544 | 1487 | 2574 | 1716 | – |
February | 543 | 257 | 486 | 458 | 543 | – | 944 | 858 | 772 | 972 | 944 | 1087 | – | |||||
March | 400 | 400 | 372 | 515 | 744 | 658 | 915 | 1373 | 972 | 1334 | 1830 | – | ||||||
April | 51 | 129 | 56 | 135 | 114 | 133 | 136 | 150 | 170 | 150 | 232 | – | ||||||
39 | 85 | 33 | 44 | 75 | 75 | 76 | – | 150 | 130 | 130 | 139 | 142 | 172 | 150 | – | |||
90 | 30 | 73 | 91 | 130 | 150 | 184 | 133 | |||||||||||
30 | 94 | 25 | 30 | 63 | 58 | 60 | 25 | 180 | 70 | 125 | 94 | 85 | 133 | |||||
August | 78 | 47 | 55 | 49 | 72 | 60 | 130 | 40 | 85 | 70 | ||||||||
September | 50 | 105 | 40 | 60 | 85 | 99 | 72 | 30 | 170 | 184 | 207 | |||||||
October | 104 | 90 | 129 | 169 | 440 | 510 | 510 | 400 | 277 | 467 | 930 | 851 | 410 | |||||
November | 220 | 306 | 204 | 151 | 149 | 234 | 190 | 830 | 740 | 700 | 904 | 384 | 388 | 908 | 780 | 410 | ||
367 | 424 | 361 | 405 | 253 | 225 | 395 | 293 | 343 | 908 | 724 | 960 | 900 | 836 |
SULPHUR DIOXIDE (Microgrammes per Cubic Metre)
January | 343 | 372 | 343 | 257 | 458 | 315 | 372 | - | 658 | 858 | 858 | 744 | - | |||||
February | 315 | 315 | 229 | 429 | 315 | 229 | 343 | - | 543 | 772 | 772 | 458 | 858 | 772 | 601 | 915 | - | |
March | 400 | 343 | 400 | 372 | 429 | - | 1144 | 829 | 858 | 629 | 1144 | 1144 | 658 | 1287 | - | |||
April | 313 | 264 | 204 | 336 | 253 | 179 | - | 646 | 769 | 699 | 346 | 745 | 703 | 272 | - | |||
May | 175 | 203 | 144 | 195 | 142 | 109 | - | 309 | 490 | 446 | 476 | 364 | 272 | 542 | 331 | - | ||
278 | 485 | 381 | 236 | 173 | 140 | 90 | 158 | - | 533 | 673 | 599 | 484 | 333 | 235 | 156 | 299 | - | |
July | 189 | 255 | 204 | 154 | 140 | 113 | 94 | 130 | 144 | 386 | 564 | 400 | 400 | 183 | 229 | 400 | ||
August | 149 | 135 | 90 | 109 | 65 | 132 | 107 | 90 | 242 | 196 | 180 | 215 | 386 | 233 | 329 | 177 | ||
September | 175 | 246 | 232 | 148 | 134 | 259 | 241 | 400 | 555 | 544 | 279 | 589 | 366 | 805 | 388 | |||
October | 312 | 414 | 382 | 244 | 229 | 156 | 313 | 235 | 881 | 1196 | 1301 | 788 | 568 | 579 | 1045 | 849 | ||
November | 406 | 527 | 494 | 423 | 475 | 413 | 316 | 485 | 433 | 1251 | 1131 | 1103 | 1232 | 1057 | 1027 | 817 | 1213 | 1103 |
December | 544 | 483 | 443 | 441 | 560 | 476 | 442 | 579 | 442 | 1146 | 1092 | 1113 | 1193 | 983 | 1405 | 986 |
Stations controlled by
Lambeth Borough Council London County Council
1. Lambeth Town Hall 5. County Hall Laboratory Roof
2. Library, South Lambeth Road 6. Royal Festival Hall,
3. Kennington Secondary School 7. Ambulance Station, Landor Road,
Hackford Road 8. County Hall, Ground floor
4. Norwood Technical College
* 9. Library Heme Hill
*This Station opened and commenced 3rd July, 1961