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St Pancras 1955

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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(a) The daily amount of smoke is measured by matching discoloured
filter papers with the official standard scale of shades, and
(b) The amount of sulphur dioxide is ascertained by the volumetric
method.

Table 1 Deposit

HIGHGATE WEST HILLCAMDEN ROADGLOUCESTER AVENUE
195419551954195519541955
JAN10.7823.4120.1235.4327.9043.00
FEB16.6110.0737.6819.8843.6727.01
MAR117.5315.6333.6024.0033.8330.01
APL11.0011.3414.2716.6817.1618.36
MAY11.4720.5727.1123.2721.4728.70
JUNE12.1317.1818.1317.1121.1618.45
JULY15.088.1720.0410.9723.5622.40
AUG16.4913.1720.9214.1721.2220.74
SEPT11.8613.8022.3116.7616.9313.58
OCT14.9411.9421.6726.4119.7224.28
NOV18.058.6332.9816.7124.9823.22
DEC14.5413.0027.0826.7517.6624.42

Table II Sulphur

HIGHGATE WEST HILLCAMDEN ROADGLOUCESTER AVENUE
195419551954195519541955
JAN1.772.053.323.843.533.98
FEB1.481.703.593.203.243.26
MAR1.701.352.932.642.783.78
APL1.060.981.971.952.471.84
MAY0.790.641.721.621.961.34
JUNE0.660.671.151.231.011.25
JULY0.380.541.230.860.641.35
AUG0.440.561.371.171.021.36
SEPT0.490.871.341.751.131.40
OCT0.930.962.472.871.522.20
NOV1.591.563.433.632.453.68
DEC1.692.143.184.402.113.46