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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

Stoke Newington 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]

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Table: DEPOSIT GAUGE

DEPOSIT GAUGE

MonthRainfall in InchesTons per Square Mile
Soluble MatterInsoluble MatterTotal Solids
January2.7212.1214.9327.11
February4.6832.8214.4047.22
March1.0018.6213.2731.89
April2.725.2511.5516.80
May1.767.76810.30221.07
June1.167.6567.23714.893
July1.202.3111.6613.97
August3.5211.555.2816.83
September2.723.4349.15812.592
October0.7612.2211.6223.84
November3.9813.9612.0125.97
December1.457.468.0615.52

Table: LEAD PEROXIDE APPARATUS

LEAD PEROXIDE APPARATUS

MonthMg. of SOs/day collected by 1,000 sq. cm. of Batch A Pb02 (louvered cover)
January38.9
February27.6
March25.3
April13.2
May10.3
June6.2
July6.9
August6.5
September10.1
October15.6
November19.3
December22.9