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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
Wandsworth 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE I
Station
Roof—
Municipal Buildings
Valley Road, S.W.I6
Tooting Library
Queen Mary's
Hospital, Roehampton
South London
Hospital, Clapham
Month—1960
Smoke
so2
Smoke
so2
Smoke
so2
Smoke
so2
Smoke
so2
January
37.42
10.2
650
10.5
23.4
5.8
21.0
9.9
26.0
9.5
February
22.55
10.2
51.0
9.2
26.0
7.12
11.5
8.0
23.7
12.2
March
19.36
8.8
26.6
6.6
No
► readings
available
13.2
11.4
20.0
7.7
April
12.03
4.2
22.0
4.5
7.1
5.2
No readings
May
11.45
3.78
161
5.0
6.7
6.1
9.4
6.67
June
6.74
3.15
2.1
3.2
1.63
3.4
8.0
4.25
July
2.2
2.7
1.7
2.2
3.5
2.13
0.77
1.6
3.2
2.6
August
4 13
3.0
2.2
1.8
4.9
2.2
1.3
2.7
6.4
2.7
September
4.2
2.9
4.3
3.2
6.8
3.2
3.3
3.8
5.8
3.4
October
9.1
5.0
8.0
4.3
8.6
3.8
5.6
5.5
9.0
3.9
November
9.3
7.1
12.5
6.3
10.7
6.0
7.0
5.2
9.7
6.2
December
14.0
9.6
22.8
14.0
12.0
11.5
10.0
6.4
13.0
10.3
Average
12.7
5.885
19.5
5.9
11.9
5.22
7.42
5.77
1118
5.78
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION AND CLEAN AIR 43