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City of London 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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TABLE II-Results obtained in 1957 of the daily observations of the concentration of SMOKE by the volumetric method.
| Month | Rainfall collected in deposit gauge at Golden Lane | Golden Lane | POLICE STATIONS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishopsgate | Cloak Lane | Snow Hill | ||||
| Equivalent to | Monthly Average | Monthly Average | Monthly Average | Monthly Average | ||
| Millimetres | inches of rain | Milligrams per 100 cubic metres | Milligrams per 100 cubic metres | Milligrams per 100 cubic metres | Milligrams per 100 cubic metres | |
| January | 33 | 1.30 | 10 | 26 | 16 | 9 |
| F ebruary | 73 | 2.88 | 12 | 29 | 20 | 11 |
| March | 25 | 0.97 | 9 | 30 | 17 | 10 |
| April | 3 | 0.13 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| May | 34 | 1.33 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| June | 19 | 0.74 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 4 |
| July | 80 | 3.17 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| August | 45 | 1.79 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 4 |
| September | 58 | 2.28 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| October | 48 | 1.87 | 11 | 32 | 19 | 11 |
| November | 4^ | 1.95 | 15 | 26 | 21 | 9 |
| December | 37 | 1.48 | 30 | 45 | 28 | 14 |
| Averages: | ||||||
| 1957 | 42 | 1.66 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 7 |
| 1956 | 44 | 1.74 | 14 | 15(a) | 12 | 13 |
| 1955 | 43 | 1.71 | 14 | 13(a) | 10(a) | 12(a) |
| 1954 | 47 | 1.80 | 14 | - | - | - |
| 1953 | 36 | 1.40 | 13 | - | - | - |
| 1952 | 40 | 1.50 | 12 | - | - | - |
| 1952-1956 | 42 | 1.63 | 13 | - | - | - |
(a) Measurement for 9 months of the year.
TABLE III.-Results obtained in 1957 of the daily observations of concentrations of SULPHUR DIOXIDE by the volumetric method.
| Month | Rainfall collected in deposit gauge at Golden Lane | Golden Lane | Police Stations | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishopsgate | Clonic Lane | Snow Hill | ||||
| Equivalent to | Monthly Average | Monthly Average | Monthly Average | Monthly Average | ||
| Millimetres | inches of rain | Parts per 100 million parts of air | Parts per 100 million parts of air | Parts per 100 million parts of air | Parts per 100 million parts of air | |
| January | 33 | 1.30 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 |
| February | 73 | 2.88 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| March | 25 | 0.97 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| April | 3 | 0.13 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| May | 34 | 1.33 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| June | 19 | 0.74 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| July | 80 | 3.17 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| August | 45 | 1.79 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| September | 58 | 2.28 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| October | 48 | 1.87 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
| November | 49 | 1.95 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| December | 37 | 1.48 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 18 |
| Averages: | ||||||
| 1957 | 42 | 1.66 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| 1956 | 44 | 1.74 | 10 | 15(a) | 12 | 13 |
| 1955 | 43 | 1.71 | 10 | 13(a) | 10(a) | 12(a) |
| 1954 | 47 | 1.80 | 11 | - | - | - |
| 1953 | 36 | 1.40 | 11 | - | - | - |
| 1952 | 40 | 1.50 | 13 | - | - | - |
| 1952-1956 | 42 | 1.63 | 11 | - | - | - |
(a) Measurements for 9 months of the year.
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