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Poplar 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]

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TABLE VII

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RECORDING TABLE

ConstituentsJANUARYFEBRUARYMARCHAPRILMAYJUNE
WATER31.45 mm. rain Grams per 100 sq. metres1.24 in. rain Tons per square mile37.51 mm. rain Grams per 100 sq. metres1.48 in. rain Tons per square mile38.16 mm. rain Grains per 100 sq. metres1.50 in. rain Tons per square mile10.08 mm. rain Grams per 100 sq. metres0.40 in. rain Tons per square mile51.65 mm. rain Grams per 100 sq. metres2.04 in. rain Tons per square mile30.47 mm. rain Grams per 100 sq. metres1.20 in. rain Tons per square mile
TOTAL WATER -INSOLUBLE MATTER49912.72104226.5848212.2855114.0645111.5143411.07
Soluble in CS250.1380.20110.2750.1340.1030.07
Ash39910.1796724.673909.9347812.183208.153579.09
Other Combustible matter.952.42671.71822.08681.751283.25751.91
TOTAL WATER -
SOLUBLE MATTER3799.663017.693458.791924.902596.612746.98
Ca++451.14431.11501.27330.84391.01380.97
Cl'551.41491.24391.01280.70200.50240.60
SO"41263.221012.581614.09681.751122.85972.48
TOTAL SOLIDS87822.38134334.2782721.0774318.9671018.1270818.05
Wt. of S03 collected estimated on mg/100 sq. cm. /day. (Pb02 cylinder)4.614. 284.782.923.062.41