Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Summary of Observations and Reports for the Months of January to December, 1915.
| Month of the Year 1915. | Place. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall in millimetres. | Metric tons of deposit per square kilometre during month. | ||||||||||
| Insoluble matter. | Soluble matter. | Total solids. | Included in soluble matter. | ||||||||
| Tar. | Carbonaceous other than tar. | Ash. | Loss on ignition. | Ash. | Sulphate as (so3). | Chlorine (CI). | Ammonia (NH3). | ||||
| January | City of London | 94 | 0.07 | 2.46 | 3.83 | 2.36 | 4.51 | 13.12 | 3.64 | 0.73 | 0.10 |
| Embankment Gardens, L.C.C. | 90 | 0.14 | 3.18 | 6.42 | 0.71 | 8.08 | 18.55 | 4.47 | 0.95 | 0.07 | |
| February | City of London | 80 | 0.08 | 3.04 | 5.21 | 3.54 | 7.08 | 18.94 | 4.74 | 1.26 | 0.19 |
| Lon. County Council | 74 | 0.50 | 4.16 | 10.70 | 2.07 | 8.45 | 25.88 | 3.42 | 1.92 | 0.08 | |
| March | City of London | 18 | 0.06 | 3.49 | 6.68 | 1.39 | 3.35 | 14.96 | 2.22 | 0.51 | 0.08 |
| Lon. County Council | 17 | 0.23 | 2.63 | 8.12 | 1.69 | 4.36 | 17.03 | 2.41 | 0.84 | 0.08 | |
| April | City of London | 22 | 0.07 | 3.29 | 4.76 | 1.87 | 3.75 | 13.74 | 2.58 | 0.55 | 0.12 |
| Lon. County Council | 30 | 0.29 | 3.04 | 7.96 | 1.97 | 4.97 | 18.23 | 2.79 | 0.93 | 0.12 | |
| May | City of London | 133 | 0.05 | 2.29 | 2.92 | 2.65 | 4.77 | 12.69 | 3.61 | 1.32 | 0.43 |
| Lon. County Council | 65 | 0.60 | 7.85 | 9.63 | 2.47 | 6.63 | 27.18 | 3.94 | 0.65 | 0.16 | |
| June | City of London | 13 | 0.05 | 3.55 | 6.35 | 1.12 | 2.60 | 13.67 | 1.81 | 0.37 | 0.13 |
| Lon. County Council | 13 | 0.18 | 4.20 | 6.22 | 0.64 | 1.83 | 13.06 | 1.18 | 0.37 | 0.08 | |
| July | City of London | 102 | 0.06 | 3.15 | 4.38 | 2.04 | 4.90 | 14.53 | 3.40 | 0.72 | 0.18 |
| Lon. County Council | 102 | 0.81 | 7.93 | 14.47 | 2.11 | 5.76 | 31.08 | 2.43 | 0.65 | 0.22 | |
| August | City of London | 64 | 0.06 | 3.18 | 5.12 | 1.54 | 2.83 | 12.74 | 1.33 | 0.43 | 0.11 |
| Lon. County Council | 78 | 0.18 | 3.43 | 6.22 | 1.56 | 4.37 | 15.76 | 2.44 | 3.05 | 0.16 | |
| September | City of London | 51 | 0.05 | 2.90 | 4.70 | 1.22 | 3.07 | 11.94 | 2.02 | 0.44 | 0.13 |
| Lon. County Council | 40 | 0.39 | 3.76 | 5.81 | 7.98 | 17.75 | 36.69 | 6.98 | 1.63 | 0.05 | |
| October | City of London | 55 | 0.05 | 2.83 | 3.42 | 2.42 | 3.74 | 12.47 | 2.89 | 0.51 | 0.33 |
| Lon. County Council | 29 | 0.55 | 4.57 | 8.60 | 3.30 | 8.77 | 25.79 | 3.48 | 1.04 | 0.04 | |
| November | City of London | 59 | 0.11 | 4.81 | 8.80 | 3.29 | 4.46 | 21.48 | 2.90 | 0.65 | 0.21 |
| Lon. County Council | 62 | 0.42 | 5.20 | 9.31 | 2.04 | 6. 04 | 23.01 | 3.00 | 0.75 | 0.12 | |
| December | City of London | 117 | 0.06 | 2.99 | 3.43 | 5.14 | 5.61 | 17.23 | 4.05 | 1.06 | 0.23 |
| Lon. County Council | 118 | 0.25 | 3.90 | 7.32 | 1.70 | 8.91 | 22.08 | 4.60 | 1.09 | 0.10 | |