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City of London 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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TABLE III - Results obtained in 1963 of the measurement of SULPHUR DIOXIDE by the volumetric and lead peroxide methods.
| MONTH | Rainfall collected in deposit gauge at Golden Lane | POLICE STATIONS | LEAD PEROXIDE METHOD | |||||
| Equivalent to | Golden Lane | Bishops-gate | Cloak Lane | Snow Hill | Golden Lane | Finsbury Circus | ||
| Millimetres | inches of rain | Monthly Average | Monthly Average | Monthly Average | Monthly Average | Mgs. (SO3) per day per 100 sq. cm. | ||
| MICROGRAMS PER CUBIC METRE | ||||||||
| January | 13 | 0.52 | 542 | 518 | 802 | 689 | 4.99 | 3.89 |
| February | 8 | 0.33 | 580 | 638 | 880 | 677 | 5.02 | 3.91 |
| March | 49 | 1.94 | 299 | 385 | 368 | 350 | 3.55 | 3.13 |
| April | 44 | 1.74 | 292 | 415 | 396 | 309 | 2.29 | 2.90 |
| May | 44 | 1.73 | 161 | 261 | 191 | 195 | 1.96 | 1.48 |
| June | 36 | 1.42 | 120 | 212 | 170 | 154 | 1.56 | 1.12 |
| July | 25 | 0.98 | 127 | 240 | 135 | 123 | 1.41 | 1.07 |
| August | 59 | 2.33 | 146 | 236 | 161 | 146 | 1.34 | 0.86 |
| September | 40 | 1.56 | 207 | 309 | 221 | 225 | 1.43 | 1.16 |
| October | 33 | 1.32 | 281 | 440 | 273 | 322 | 3.07 | 2.33 |
| November | 75 | 2.96 | 388 | 428 | 347 | 383 | 4.42 | 2.73 |
| December | 14 | 0.55 | 454 | 477 | 631 | 564 | 4.05 | 2.92 |
| Averages : | ||||||||
| 1963 | 37 | 1.45 | 300 | 380 | 381 | 345 | 2.92 | 2.29 |
| 1962 | 43 | 1.69 | 284 | 478 | 352 | 340 | 2.64 | 2.15 |
| 1961 | 42(a) | 1.66(a) | 257 | 458 | 286 | 286 | 3.01 | 2.10 |
| 1960 | 62 | 2.46 | 257 | 400 | 372 | 257 | 3.22 | 2.19 |
| 1959 | 41 | 1.60 | 315 | 486 | 400 | 343 | 3.46 | 2.57 |
| 1958 | 62 | 2.44 | 286 | 400 | 343 | 286 | 3.10 | 2.66 |
| 1958-1962 | 50 | 1.97 | 280 | 444 | 351 | 302 | 3.09 | 2.33 |
(a) Average for 10 months.
CORPORATION STAFF
Mass Miniature Radiography
A permanent Mass Radiography Unit is operated by the North East Metropolitan Regional
Hospital Board in premises in the City which are owned by the Corporation. Members of the
Staff are encouraged to take voluntary advantage of the facilities provided thus for biennial X-ray
of the chest. For obvious reasons no attempt is made to compile official statistics but it is
known that a large percentage of Corporation employees take advantage of this opportunity for a
regular "check-up".
Medical Emergencies
The arrangement which has been made with a firm of medical practitioners in the City to be
on call for emergencies at Guildhall was implemented twice during the year.
This emergency service was instituted because the Medical Officer of Health from the nature
of his duties may often be unavailable to answer urgent calls.
Ophthalmic Optician Service
Since the beginning of March 1959, a firm of Ophthalmic Opticians have been operating an
eye testing service for members of the staff.
A weekly session is held in the Medical suite of the Guildhall Office Block.
This service is operated under the National Health Service, and examinations are free
although charges are made for the dispensing of prescriptions.
During the year 79 members of the staff had their eyes tested, 18 of these had not previously
had an eye test under the National Health Service, and 11 were found to have visual defects
which required correction and were supplied with spectacles.
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