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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
London County Council 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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T able VI.
Maximum and Minimum Quantities of Carbon dioxide in volumes per 10,000 volumes of Air collected at the undermentioned places on the Central London Railway—
| Place. | Air of Railway. | Fresh air outside the places named. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum. | Minimum. | Maximum. | Minimum. | |
| Bank station | 10.5 | 10.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Post Office station | 9.7 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Chancery-lane station | 10.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| British Museum station | 10.7 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| Tottenham-court-road station | 11.6 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| Oxford-circus station | 10.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
| Bond-street- station | 9.4 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| Marble-arch station | 9.2 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 3.2 |
| Lancaster-gate station | 9.8 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 3.3 |
| Queen's-road station | 9.9 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| Notting-hill-gate station | 8.8 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 |
| Holland-park station | 8.9 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| Shepherd's-bush station | 7.9 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Of all stations | 11.6 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 3.1 |
| Passages to and from stations | 10.2 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 3.1 |
| Lifts | 15.2 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 3.0 |
| Tunnels, on platforms of front carriage | 10.4 | 8.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| In carriages | 14.7 | 9.6 | 4.6 | 3.1 |
Table VII.
Carbon dioxide in the Air of Railways other than the Central London Railway in volumes
per 10,000 volumes of air.
| Date, 1902. | Place of collection. | Time. | Carbon dioxide air of carriage or station. |
|---|---|---|---|
| City and South London Railway. London-bridge station | 11.30 a.m. | 7.6 | |
| May 29th | Empty carriage | 11.45 „ | 14.1 |
| May 7 th | Metropolitan Railway. Empty carriage between Edgware-road and Portland-road | 11.30 „ | 16.0 |
| May 15th | Metropolitan Railway. Empty carriage between Baker-street and Gower-street | 11.45 „ | 28.8 |
| June 12th | District Railway. Empty carriage between Mansion-house and Temple stations | 11.30 „ | 15.1 |
London County Council Laboratory,
November 20th, 1902.
Frank Clowes,
Chief Chemist,