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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 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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At the end of the year seven premises were on the register and two
premises licensed for storage purposes.

Table: NOICE NUISANCE.

NOICE NUISANCE.

Complaints36
Investigations made48

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The noise of which complaint was made concerned that caused by
machinery, building works, radiograms, animals, neighbours, sewing
machines, birds, juke boxes and loading vans.
Atmospheric Pollution.

Table: The following table gives the results of the monthly analyses, and shows separately the amounts of insoluble and soluble constituents.

The following table gives the results of the monthly analyses, and shows 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.
January13.917.3721.2812.999.9722.96–––
February12.5523.5636.1114.3928.7943.1840.5225.5666.08
March13.7015.0828.7815.3015.7031.0017.0911.4828.57
April8.286.7215.008.869.2618.1215.809.8625.66
May12.7812.3825.1613.2911.4124.7014.3010.6524.95
June13.1613.5026.669.5613.4222.9810.7210.1920.91
July11.1214.4925.6113.6915.5429.2312.1113.2125.32
August9.719.8619.5711.5810.8022.3810.0211.8221.84
September11.4513.8125.2612.5511.4824.0316.0915.6031.69
October12.759.6222.3713.5910.8424.4319.6811.9131.59
November12.3821.4833.869.9610.9329.8922.0723.1345.20
December15.5519.1634.7116.8813.8930.7719.4816.9336.41

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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.