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over previous years has been maintained The weather was in no way helpful.
Rain fell on no less than 170 days This compares with 185 days in 1951 and 111
in 1949, these recordings being the highest and lowest respectively during the
last ten years The total rainfall was 25.91 inches which compares with 32 58
in 1951 and 17 61 in 1949 The year was a dull, rainy year
I regret to report that the number of motor vehicle accidents which was
11 in 1953, was 23 in 1954.
Infectious Diseases
Notifications of infectious diseases were considerably less than in the
previous year Of most importance is the fact that there were only five cases
of poliomyelitis notified as compared with 36 in 1953 In one of these cases
the diagnosis was not confirmed.
Census 1951
As an appendix to this report there will be found a summary in so far as
it applies to St Pancras of the Registrar General s report for the County of
London upon the 1951 census.
Air Pollution
During the course of the year considerable attention has been given to the
problem of atmospheric pollution.
The Borough Council was asked if it would combine with the Department of
Scientific and Industrial Research in obtaining records of pollution throughout
London Accordingly three recording stations were set up as follows:-
(a) Highgate West Hill
(b) Camden Road
(c) Gloucester Avenue
At each of these three stations recordings give an indication of the
monthly amount of deposited matter and sulphur pollution in that particular area
In order that the members of the Council may have a picture of the recorded
results I show below in diagramatic form the comparisons between the three
stations and the highest and lowest recordings in London both for deposited
matter and sulphur.
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