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 Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Month | Rainfall in mms. | Insoluble deposits in tons per square mile | Soluble deposits in tons per square mile | S.O in mi:s. per day per 100 square cms. |
---|---|---|---|---|
January | 14 (19) | 9.73 (7.72) | 7.95 (4.86) | 3.50 (5.00) |
February | 11 (8) | 7.04 (12.04) | 3.19 (7.04) | 4.10 (3.34) |
March | 83 (65) | 12.48 (22.88) | 12.28 (6.98) | 3.51 (3.25) |
April | 85 (49) | 24.96 (15.14) | 6.11 (1.88) | 2.48 (2.38) |
May | 78 (42) | 15.27 (13.02) | 6.51 (4.09) | 1.59 (1.27) |
June | † (83) | † (10.78) | † 0.91) | † (1.06) |
July | 51 (26) | 5.20 (7.82) | 5.84 (4.13) | 1.01 (1.25) |
August | 16 (68) | 0.91 (8.32) | 6.71 (7.72) | 1.29 (0.94) |
September | 8 (*) | 10.53 (*) | 1.74 (*) | 1.25 (*) |
October | 25 (91) | 10.57 (9.62) | 6.41 (21.85) | 2.76 (1.81) |
November | 21 (113) | 9.10 (9.82) | 2.68 (2.88) | 5.70 (3.01) |
December | 11 (17) | 5.74 (18.26) | 4.23 (7.01) | 6.50 (3.88) |
†Combined figure for June/July.
* „ „ „ September/October.
The following results were obtained during 1964 from the recording apparatus at the Public Health Department offices at 15, Park Place Villas:—
Month | Smoke Microgrammes per cu. m. | SO2 Microgrammes per cu. m. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average value | Highest value | Lowest value | Average value | Highest value | Lowest value | |
January | 237 (199) | 746 (704) | 39 (0) | 376 (357) | 1157 (1149) | 110 (158) |
February | 213 (247J | 685 (428) | 42 (6) | 351 (446) | 911 (909) | 150 (197) |
March | 112 (85) | 353 (188) | 35 (9) | 272 (182) | 941 (269) | 100 (105) |
April | 67 (104) | 323 (264) | 20 (28) | 189 (230) | 690 (556) | 63 (103) |
May | 38 (47) | 95 (107) | 16 (27) | 132 (98) | 327 (101) | 54 (68) |
June | 33 (32) | 97 (86) | 14 (13) | 85 (77) | 178 (244) | 41 (37) |
July | 28 (31) | 59 (81) | 14 (14) | 83 (81) | 262 (291) | 41 (43) |
August | 29 (38) | 76 (77) | 17 (10) | 73 (87) | 161 (232) | 30 (35) |
September | 41 (60) | 127 (157) | 19 (23) | 114 (132) | 340 (541) | 51 (51) |
October | 118 (78) | 294 (132) | 31 (35) | 217 (143) | 529 (430) | 65 (74) |
November | 130(138) | 442 (660) | 34 (27) | 184 (204) | 869 (616) | 66 (51) |
December | 158 (206) | 713 (453) | 26 (71) | 242 (301) | 720 (620) | 65 (160) |
Installation of furnaces.—It is obligatory under Section 3 of the
Clean Air Act that a person who proposes to instal a furnace with
a capacity of 55,000 or more B.T.U's. an hour must notify the local
authority; he may also make application for prior approval of the
plant.
The following figures for 1964 are submitted:—
No. of notifications under Sec. 3 (3) of intention
to instal a furnace 13 (13)
No. of applications under Sec. 3 (2) for prior
approval of the proposals 2 ( 1 )
No. of applications under Sec. 3 (2) approved by
the Council 2 (1)