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Hornsey 1954

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]

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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION—SUMMARY OF REPORTS FOR THE YEAR

(a) Roof of Town Hall(b) Church of Christ—Wightman Road.(c) Mather's Factory—Frobisher Road.
1954Rainfall in inchesDeposit in Tons per Square Mile
Total water-insoluble matterAshTotal water-soluble matterTotal solid9
(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)
January0.990.870.8314.2726.187.0310.3420.163.337.599.197.4221.8635.3714.45
February2.352.372.2514.7524.1112.879.9817.158.388.0513.558.6222.8037.6621.49
March2.092.091.9811.8819.049.847.9713.496.225.817.986.1417.6927.0215.98
April0.500.330.386.7317.236.224.7311.924.282.794.683.179.5221.919.39
May1.771.691.7312.8823.8110.148.7716.836.235.927.136.3318.8030.9416.47
June3.503.413.389.6320.296.396.6514.403.715.037.465.8114.6627.7512.20
July2.812.592.5314.5125.285.8911.7517.873.403.646.033.4218.1531.319.31
August3.493.463.428.1726.416.725.9119.435.304.707.243.8312.8733.6510.55
September1.721.629.1617.586.6411.193.206.3412.3623.92
October2.172.136.1716.313.9110.302.964.479.1320.78
November3.623.693.448.6825.247.605.4518.964.558.8810.988.7417.5636.2216.34
December1.881.941.859.0523.107.466.6018.584.646.938.827.4815.9831.9214.94
The gauge at Site (c) was out of use from 1st September until 4th November.