London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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NATIONAL SURVEY - CITY AREA SMOKE AND SULPHUR DIOXIDE MICROGRAMMES PER CUBIC METRE
MILTON COURT
| SMOKE | SULPHUR DIOXIDE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONTH | 1970/71 | 1971/7 2 | Percentage | 1970/71 | 1971/72 | Percentage | ||
| Decrease Increase | Decrease | Increase | ||||||
| April | 38 | 36 | 5 | _— | 302 | 282 | 5 | — |
| May | 39 | 17 | 56 | — | 198 | 200 | — | 1 |
| June | 30 | — | — | — | 173 | — | — | — |
| July | 22 | 28 | — | 27 | 132 | 141 | — | 7 |
| August | 29 | 26 | 10 | — | 146 | 146 | — | — |
| September | 35 | 52 | — | 49 | 242 | 240 | .7 | — |
| October | 52 | 57 | — | 10 | 280 | 277 | 1 | — |
| November | 45 | 55 | — | 22 | 342 | 308 | 10 | — |
| December | 58 | 76 | — | 31 | 357 | 354 | .8 | — |
| January | 69 | 60 | 13 | — | 401 | 323 | 19 | — |
| February | 52 | 60 | — | 15 | 353 | 329 | 7 | — |
| March | 35 | — | — | — | 267 | — | — | — |
| SNOW HILL | ||||||||
| April | 47 | — | — | — | 319 | — | — | — |
| May | 41 | — | — | — | 191 | — | — | — |
| June | 35 | 34 | 1 | — | 216 | 212 | 2 | — |
| July | 33 | 27 | 18 | — | 138 | 132 | 4 | — |
| August | 39 | 30 | 23 | — | 169 | 91 | 47 | — |
| September | — | 59 | — | — | — | 177 | — | — |
| October | — | — | — | — | — | 194 | — | — |
| November | 65 | 51 | 22 | — | 325 | 311 | 4 | — |
| December | 62 | 55 | 11 | — | 374 | 361 | 4 | — |
| January | — | 56 | — | — | — | 371 | — | — |
| February | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| March | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
QUANTITIES OF FUEL USED (BY TYPES) AND QUANTITIES OF SULPHUR CONTENT (TONS) IN PREMISES SURVEYED
| TYPE OF FUEL | TONS | CUBIC FEET | SULPHUR CONTENT (TONS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil 28 & 35 second Redwood | 15,919 | 95.5 | |
| Oil 200 second Redwood and above | 12,651 | 291.0 | |
| Coke | 228 | 2.9 | |
| Northumberland Singles (Coal) | 176 | 1.0 | |
| Anthracite Grains | 57 | 0.5 | |
| Town Mains Gas (Figures for whole of City) | 2,493,592,216 | 11.1 | |
| Electricity | |||
| TOTALS | 29,031 | 2,493,592,216 | 402.0 |