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Hornsey 1958

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

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Table 1: ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION—MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE, SULPHUR

DIOXIDE AND SOLID DEPOSITS

1958SMOKE (milligrams per 100 cubic metres)SULPHUR DIOXIDE (parts per 100 million parts of air)SOLID DEPOSITS (tons per square mile)
Monthly averageHighest daily readingLowest daily readingMonthly averageHighest daily readingLowest daily reading(c)(d)(e)(f)
(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)
January172222424348610104.26.810.812.631.122.1I.I2.34.523.0121.7410.03.
February13171832303658104.04.99.011.511.415.81.41.24.514.5142.2310.68.
March151717283531712115.27.08.611.613.216.51.63.15.115.1827.1410.84.
April911111816194663.74.76.08.38.910.61.51.82.311.63.8.9712.21
May6771214132233.03.93.87.210.310.50.51.41.820.59.11.9215.45
June565912101223.23.83.47.18.68.21.41.31.211.76.10.2715.74
July4551313111223.03.72.910.68.26.80.61.30.811.72.8.7613.55
August5651213111122.73.53.18.47.56.21.31.51.413.00.6.9815.85
September6871613192223.44.44.38.69.410.41.01.51.411.18.9.3115.26
October1316165254674764.05.47.719.220.028.61.11.23.013.08.7.1617.15
November23272858756768145.06.312.116.016.424.20.80.55.09.32.9.8214.97
December252828546359911115.87.813.314.524.629.01.41.52.012.04.10.5815.74
Sites: (a) Fortis Green Depot. (b) Disinfecting Station, (c) Town Hall, (d) Church of Christ, Wightman Road, (e) Highgate Depot, North Hill. (f) Electricity Sub-Station, Hampden Road.