London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The type of noise of which complaint has been made varied considerably
and included noise created by machinery of several kinds, electric
fans of ventilating plants, barking dogs, cocks crowing, radio sets, and
various noises arising from the demolition of buildings, pneumatic
drills, compressors, &c. There were also complaints of nuisance from
loudspeakers used at public meetings. In all cases the Sanitary Inspector
had been able to make suggestions and offer advice which led to the
cessation or reduction of the noise.
Atmospheric Pollution.
cylinders, which measure the sulphur activity, are sited. The following tables give the results of the monthly analyses, and show separately the amounts of insoluble and soluble constituents.
| Month. | Monthly deposits of impurities—tons per square mile. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfair. | Pimlico. | Charing Cross. | |||||||
| Insol. | Sol. | Total. | Insol. | Sol. | Total. | Insol. | Sol. | Total. | |
| January | 13.64 | 8.18 | 21.82 | 17.28 | 8.05 | 25.33 | 21.47 | 6.77 | 28.24 |
| February | 21.28 | 17.32 | 38.60 | 31.61 | 14.26 | 45.87 | 27.95 | 20.44 | 48.39 |
| March | 34.27 | 7.09 | 41.36 | 25.37 | 12.45 | 37.82 | 34.68 | 10.75 | 45.43 |
| April | 15.89 | 3.75 | 19.64 | 15.97 | 5.37 | 21.34 | 14.07 | 4.78 | 18.85 |
| May | 33.83 | 9.51 | 43.34 | 18.89 | 12.05 | 30.94 | 21.04 | 10.62 | 31.66 |
| June | 17.12 | 7.50 | 24.62 | 19.40 | 8.99 | 28.39 | 14.77 | 9.69 | 24.46 |
| July | 15.17 | 8.97 | 24.14 | 24.93 | 10.07 | 35.00 | 13.11 | 11.95 | 25.06 |
| August | 13.47 | 11.69 | 25.16 | 18.79 | 13.49 | 32.28 | 15.60 | 10.02 | 25.62 |
| September | 17.08 | 6.07 | 23.15 | 25.63 | 8.76 | 34.39 | 18.39 | 7.96 | 26.35 |
| October | 11.93 | 15.48 | 27.41 | 21.84 | 20.40 | 42.24 | 14.60 | 12.01 | 26.61 |
| November | 15.85 | 25.37 | 41.22 | 19.23 | 23.32 | 42.55 | 16.69 | 20.51 | 37.20 |
| December | 10.81 | 10.40 | 21.21 | 9.73 | 13.59 | 23.32 | 15.27 | 11.22 | 26.49 |
Estimation op 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.
The following table gives the degree of sulphation expressed in milligrams
of sulphur trioxide per 100 sq. cms. per day.