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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
City of Westminster 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Heating Appliances (Fireguard) Act, 1952.
This Act came into force on the 1st October, 1953, after which date
it is an offence to sell or hire or offer for sale gas fires, electric fires and
oil heaters so designed that they are unsuitable for use in a dwelling
house or other residential premises and so constructed that without a
guard, there is likely to be injury by burning or ignition of clothing
through contact with the heating element.
The Medical Officer of Health, the Principal Assistant Medical
Officer of Health, and the Sanitary Inspectors are the officers of the
Council authorised to inspect and test appliances under the Act.
Atmospheric Pollution.
The following tables give the results of the monthly analyses, and show separately the amounts of insoluble and soluble constituents.
| Month. | Mayfair. | Pimlico. | Charing Cross. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insol. | Sol. | Total. | Insol. | Sol. | Total. | Insol. | Sol. | Total. | |
| January | 16.09 | 7.71 | 23.80 | 17.31 | 11.33 | 28.64 | 22.57 | 11.22 | 33.79 |
| February | 9.30 | 11.36 | 20.66 | 11.09 | 12.21 | 23.30 | 15.70 | 11.55 | 27.25 |
| March | 34.85 | 15.99 | 50.84 | 23.30 | 16.63 | 39.93 | 28.34 | 16.40 | 44.74 |
| April | 31.68 | 9.44 | 41.12 | 17.14 | 11.22 | 28.36 | 17.99 | 7.96 | 25.95 |
| May | 17.46 | 9.58 | 27.04 | 11.81 | 9.92 | 21.73 | 12.44 | 8.30 | 20.74 |
| June | 14.39 | 9.21 | 23.60 | 11.12 | 8.79 | 19.91 | 9.86 | 9.92 | 19.78 |
| July | 10.53 | 8.12 | 18.65 | 16.84 | 11.87 | 28.71 | 11.52 | 9.29 | 20.81 |
| August | 8.59 | 7.67 | 16.26 | 12.45 | 11.54 | 23.99 | 7.24 | 6.40 | 13.64 |
| September | 11.18 | 11.22 | 22.40 | 19.36 | 13.89 | 33.25 | 11.45 | 9.86 | 21.31 |
| October | 16.36 | 6.62 | 22.98 | 22.82 | 6.61 | 29.43 | 13.94 | 5.64 | 19.58 |
| November | 12.48 | 5.86 | 18.34 | 18.52 | 9.63 | 28.15 | 16.76 | 7.13 | 23.89 |
| December | 18.75 | 7.06 | 25.81 | 28.46 | 10.57 | 39.03 | 20.68 | 9.22 | 29.90 |
Estimation of Sulphur Activity by the Lead Peroxide
Method.
The cylinders for the estimation of sulphur activity are situated at
Alhambra House, Farm Street Depot, and Bessborough Street Clinic.