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St Pancras 1964

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

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INVESTIGATION OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
The following table gives the average for each month of 1964 of the daily
readings of the concentrations of smoke and sulphur dioxide at a further two
recording stations. The highest and lowest readings for each month are also shown.

Table: Both smoke and sulphur dioxide concentrations are calculated in microgrammes per cubic metre:-

Both smoke and sulphur dioxide concentrations are calculated in microgrammes per cubic metre:-

1964Town HallChester Road Library
SmokeSulphur dioxideSmokeSulphur dioxide
Av.HighLowAv.HighLowAv.HighLowAv.HighLow
January303914916171,4933281313921527673558
February277846775211,2232861325042124440589
March173411864001,089196872183315830984
April123450563711,432218532561814936370
May9519763217534148------
June841554717630410637119148031350
July781215017231410331701414736468
August1082276216828390------
September11016677215431121------
October232593914621,029198------
November2706891314611,297207------
December246677815351,109236------

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SECTION 5
Factories
The provisions of the Factories Act, 1961 are administered by H.M. Inspector
of Factories of the Ministry of Labour and National Service, in conjunction with
the local sanitary authority. Close co-operation is maintained between the two, and
defaults found in the course of visits to factories are notified between one and
the other according to the body responsible for remedial measures.
Particulars of factory and other inspections carried out by the Council's
Inspectors for Factories during 1964 are given in the following table:-
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