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City of London 1966

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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

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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