Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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TABLE II — Results obtained in 1966 of the daily observations of the concentration of SMOKE by the volumetric method
| MONTH | Rainfall collected in deposit gauge at Guildhall | Public Services Building | Snow Hill Police Station | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equivalent to | Monthly Average | Monthly Average | ||
| Millimetres | Inches of Rain | Microgrammes per cu. metre | Microgrammes per cu. metre | |
| January | 29 | 1.52 | 59 | 60 |
| February | 65 | 2.55 | 117 | 99 |
| March | 10 | 0.39 | 66 | 58 |
| April | 89 | 3.51 | 57 | 48 |
| May | 29 | 1.15 | 35 | 33 |
| June | 51 | 2.01 | 34 | 35 |
| July | 26 | 1.04 | 29 | 28 |
| August | 78 | 3.08 | 34 | 31 |
| September | 3 | 0.12 | 60 | 50 |
| October | 82 | 3.22 | 66 | 64 |
| November | – | – | 83 | 88 |
| December | 69 | 2.72 | 79 | 75 |
| Averages: 1966 | 49 | 1.94 | 59 | 56 |
| (Golden Lane) | ||||
| 1965 | 54 | 2.12 | 70 | 64 |
| 1964 | 44 | 1.71 | 88 | 77 |
| 1963 | 41 | 1.63 | 100 | 87 |
| 1962 | 40 | 1.58 | 84 | 77 |
| 1961 | 44 | 1.71 | 90 | 80 |
| 1961-1965 | 45 | 1.75 | 86 | 77 |
TABLE III— Results obtained in 1966 of the measurement of SULPHUR DIOXIDE by the volumetric and lead peroxide methods
| MONTH | Rainfall collected in deposit gauge at Guildhall | Public Services Building | Snow Hill Police Station | LEAD PEROXIDE METHOD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equivalent to | Monthly Average | Finsbury Circus | |||
| Millimetres | Inches of Rain | Microgrammes per cu. metre | Mgs (SO3) per day per 100 sq.cm. | ||
| January | 39 | 1.52 | 360 | 505 | 3.27 |
| February | 65 | 2.55 | 533 | 561 | 2.74 |
| March | 10 | 0.39 | 359 | 442 | 2.39 |
| April | 89 | 3.51 | 326 | 366 | 1.72 |
| May | 29 | 1.15 | 170 | 189 | 1.11 |
| June | 51 | 2.01 | 152 | 159 | 0.94 |
| July | 26 | 1.04 | 122 | 126 | 0.67 |
| August | 78 | 3.08 | 181 | 136 | 0.85 |
| September | 3 | 0.12 | 213 | 227 | 0.76 |
| October | 82 | 3.22 | 252 | 289 | 1.41 |
| November | – | – | 361 | 449 | 2.47 |
| December | 69 | 2.72 | 384 | 482 | 2.25 |
| Averages 1966 | 49 | 1.94 | 284 | 328 | 1.72 |
| (Golden Lane) | |||||
| 1965 | 54 | 2.12 | 286 | 341 | 2.06 |
| 1964 | 44 | 1.71 | 316 | 383 | 2.27 |
| 1963 | 41 | 1.63 | 300 | 345 | 2.29 |
| 1962 | 40 | 1.58 | 284 | 340 | 2.15 |
| 1961 | 44 | 1.71 | 257 | 286 | 2.10 |
| 1961 -1965 | 45 | 1.75 | 289 | 339 | 2.15 |