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 Westminster, City of]
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Atmospheric Pollution
Investigation into the atmospheric pollution in the City was continued
during the year at three sites, Mayfair, Pimlico and Charing Cross,
where deposit gauges, which measure the deposited pollution, and lead
peroxide cylinders, which measure the sulphur activity, are sited. The
following table gives the results of the monthly analyses, and shows
separately the amounts of insoluble and soluble constituents.
Month
1962
Monthly deposits of impurities—tons per square mile.
Mayfair. Pimlico. Charing Cross.
Insol. j Sol. Total, Insol. j Sol. Total. Insol. i Sol. Total.
January 9.00 15.89 24.89 14.60 21.64 36.24 24.76 24.13 48.89
February 11.46 7.12 18.58 10.87 6.71 17.58 23.89 12.08 35.97
March 10.23 j 7.98 18.21 12.38 8.79 21.17 12.61 11.65 24.26
April 10.50 15.55 26.05 11.27 16.21 27.48 13.60 20.01 33.61
May 12.37 14.12 26.49 12.48 5.13 17.61 11.61 16.43 28.04
June 5.21 14.35 19.56 6.20 5.30 11.50 7.07 7.63 14.70
July 8.49 12.10 20.59 9.87 18.72 28.59 9.36 13.27 22.63
August 6.65 15.96 22.61 6.74 19.93 26.67 8.83 17.92 26.75
September 9.71 14.12 23.83 8.25 18.12 26.37 9.56 15.66 25.22
October 6.95 11.66 18.61 9.13 13.62 22.75 12.11 11.95 24.06
November 10.43 11.25 21.68 11.17 15.10 26.27 17.22 12.55 29.77
December 12.68 14.73 27.41 5.53 6.04 11.57 30.63 17.79 48.42