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 Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE VII
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION RECORDING TABLE
CONSTITUENTS | JANUARY | FEBRUARY | MARCH | APRIL | MAY | JUNE | ||||||
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WATER | 74 mm. rain Grams per 100 sq. metres | 2.92 in. rain Tons per square mile | 13 mm. rain Grams per 100 sq. metres | 0. 51 in. rain Tbns per square mile | 37 mm. rain Gramsper 100 sq. metres | 1.46 in. rain Tons per square mile | 40 mm. rain Grams per 100 sq. metres | 1. 58 in. rain Tons per square mile | 31 mm. rain Grams per 100 sq. metres | 1. 22 in. rain Tons per square mile | 7 mm. rain Gramsper 100 sq. metres | 0. 28 in. rain Tons per square mile |
Total Water - | ||||||||||||
Insoluble Matter | 1,604 | 40.91 | 237 | 6. 04 | 588 | 15.00 | 507 | 12.92 | 533 | 13. 59 | 274 | 6.98 |
Soluble in CS2 | 7 | 0. 17 | 4 | 0. 10 | 3 | 0.07 | 1 | 0. 03 | 4 | 0.10 | 3 | 0.07 |
Ash | 1,506 | 38. 39 | 171 | 4. 36 | 483 | 12.32 | 430 | 10.97 | 440 | 11. 21 | 201 | 5. 13 |
Other Combustible Matter | 92 | 2. 35 | 62 | 1. 58 | 103 | 2.62 | 75 | 1.91 | 89 | 2.28 | 70 | 1.78 |
Total Water - | ||||||||||||
Soluble matter | 446 | 11.38 | 243 | 6. 21 | 258 | 6. 58 | 241 | 6. 14 | 184 | 4.70 | 136 | 3. 46 |
Ca++ | 49 | 1. 24 | 26 | 0. 67 | 46 | 1.17 | 30 | 0.77 | 34 | 0.87 | 20 | 0. 50 |
CI' | 87 | 2.21 | 41 | 1.04 | 47 | 1.21 | 36 | 0. 91 | 30 | 0.77 | 12 | 0. 30 |
S0"4 | 157 | 3. 99 | 71 | 1.81 | 121 | 3.09 | 84 | 2. 15 | 80 | 2.05 | 38 | 0.97 |
TOTAL SOLIDS | 2,050 | 52. 29 | 480 | 12. 25 | 846 | 21. 58 | 748 | 19.06 | 717 | 18. 29 | 410 | 10.44 |
Wt. of F19 SOg collected estimated on mg/100 sq. cm/day (Pb02 cylinder) | 3. 78 | 3.09 | 3. 67 | 2. 08 | 1.81 | 1.50 |