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City of London 1968

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TABLE II — Results obtained in 1968 of the daily observations of the concentration of SMOKE by the volumetric method

MONTHRainfall collected in deposit gauge at GuildhallPublic Services BuildingSnow Hill Police Station
Equivalent toMonthly AverageMonthly Average
MillimetresInches of RainMicrogrammes per cu. metreMicrogrammes per cu. metre
January642.507780
February261.016975
March240.934450
April421.664736
May481.903627
June542.133030
July672.632723
August873.432512
September1455.733439
October642.546159
November421.647359
December692.719184
Averages: 1968612.405148
1967542.135050
1966491.945956
(Golden Lane)
1965542.127064
1964441.718877
1963411.6310087
1963 - 1967481.917367

TABLE III — Results obtained in 1968 of the measurement of SULPHUR DIOXIDE by the volumetric method

MONTHRainfall collected in deposit gauge at GuildhallPublic Services BuildingSnow Hill Police Station
Equivalent toMonthly Average
MillimetresInches of RainMicrogrammes per cu. metre
January642.50404443
February261.01397447
March240.93303328
April421.66291301
May481.90209218
June542.13136154
July672.63142111
August873.4312484
September1455.73206157
October642.54280245
November421.64369305
December692.71467368
Averages: 1968612.40277263
1967542.13271292
1966491.94284328
(Golden Lane)
1965542.12286341
1964441.71316383
1963411.63300345
1963 - 1967481.91291338