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London County Council 1902

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table: Table III.Carbon dioxide in the Air of the Passages on the Central London Railway in volumes per 10,000 volumes of air.

Table III.

Carbon dioxide in the Air of the Passages on the Central London Railway in volumes per 10,000 volumes of air.

Date, 1902.Passage to station.Time.Carbon dioxide.
Air of passage.Outside air.
June 19thPost Office11.0 a.m.10.24.1
July 8thChancery-lane11.45 a.m:7.33.1
July 7thBritish Museum11.30 a.m.9.83.6
June 2ndTottenham-court-road11.30 a.m.11.13.8
May 28thOxford-circus12.0 noon7.63.3
July 4thBond-street12.15 p.m.8.93.4
j July 2ndMarble-arch12.30 p.m.9.33.5
May 26thLancaster-gate11.30 a.m.7.73.5
June 14thLancaster-gate11.20 a.m.7.83.9
June 6thQueen's-road12.15 p.m.5.94.1
June 30thNotting-hill-gate11.30 a.m.8.33.3
July 1stHolland-park11.40 a.m.6.33.9
July 3rdShepherd's-bush11.50 a.m.7.04.7

Table: Table IV.Carbon dioxide in the Air of the Lifts and Tunnels of the Central London Railway, in volumesper 10,000volumes of air.

Table IV.

Carbon dioxide in the Air of the Lifts and Tunnels of the Central London Railway, in volumes

per 10,000volumes of air.

Date, 1902.Lift or tunnel.Time.Carbon dioxide.
Air of lift or tunnel.Outside air.
* October 3rdLifts. Lift at the Bank station11.30 a.m.10.43.9
*March 17 thLift at the Post-office station11.45 „10.94.3
*June 6thLift at the Oxford-circus station11.10 „15.2...
*October 2ndDitto ditto11.30 „13.63.0
July 9thLift at the Lancaster-gate station11.30 „7.43.1
July 11thLift at the Queen's-road station11.30 „8.04.1
*July 10thLift at the Shepherd's-bush station11.15 „8.13.7
Tunnels.
April 4thTunnel, on platform of front carriage. Down line11.50 „8.23.7
June 3rdTunnel, on platform of front carriage. Up line11.0 „10.43.9

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* Crowded lifts.

Table: Table V.Carbon dioxide in the Air of the Carriages on the Central London Railway in volumes per 10,000volumes of air.

Table V.

Carbon dioxide in the Air of the Carriages on the Central London Railway in volumes per 10,000

volumes of air.

Date, 1902.Carriage on up or down line.Time.Carbon dioxide.
Air of carriage.Outside air.
*March 21stCarriage on up line11.40 a.m.10.84.5
April 8thCarriage on down line2.50 p.m.11.13.6
* April 18th„ „12.10 „10.63.4
* April 25th„ „11.45 a.m.11.84.6
*May 5th„ „11.15 „12.33.7
*May 6th„ „11.30 „13.13.4
*May 8th„ „11.30 „11.13.7
May 9th„ „12-20 p.m.12.14.1
†May 12thCarriage on up line12.0 noon11.93.2
†May 13th„ „12.15 p.m.10.63.2
May 14thCarriage on down line11.30 a.m.13.33.3
*May 21stCarriage on up line12.10 p.m.11.23.1
May 22ndCarriage on down line11.30 a.m.10.733
May 27th„ „11.20 „13.440
*Oct. 6th„ „11.20 „12.334
Oct. 10th„ „11.15 „14.73*3
†Oct. 16 th„ „11.20 „9.633

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* Smoking carriage,
† Empty carriage.