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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
Marylebone 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]
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TABLE 16.—Air Pollution.
Annual Daily Average of Mean Concentration of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide.
| Site | 1959 | 1958 | 1957 | 1956 | 1955J | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke mg./100m3 | SO2p.p. 100m. | Smoke mg./100m3 | SO2 p.p. 100m. | Smoke mg./100m3 | SO2 p.p. 100m. | Smoke mg./100m3 | SO2 p.p. 100m. | Smoke mg./100m3 | SO2 p.p. 100m. | |
| t.h. | 17 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 34 | 11 | 39 | 9 |
| G.P. | 19 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 9 | 51 | 7 |
Annual Monthly Average of Deposited Matter and Sulphur Trioxide.
| Site | 1959 | 1958 | 1957 | 1956 | 1955‡ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons per sq. mile | Mg. per 100 sq. cm. Pb02 | Tons per sq. mile | Mg. per 100 sq. cm. Pb02 | Tons per sq. mile | Mg. per 100 sq. cm. Pb02 | Tons per sq. mile | Mg. per 100 sq. cm. Pb02 | Tons per sq. mile | Mg. per 100 sq. cm. Pb02 | |
| T.H. | 19.80 | 4.49 | 20.87 | 4.16 | 17.7 | 3.9 | 19.22 | 3.9 | 19.02 | 4.03 |
| N.l. | 18.06 | 2.38 | 22.28 | 2.78 | 20.8 | 2.6 | 17.24 | 2.4 | 17.56 | 2.47 |
| D.S. | — | — | 21.9† | — | 17.3 | — | 18.9 | — | 19.3 | — |
| E.R. | — | 3.79 | — | 3.13 | — | 3.4 | — | 3.5 | — | 3.7 |
Notes to Tables 15, 16 and 17
Sites : NX. Nuffield Lodge E.R. Edgware Road
T.H. Town Hall G.P. Greville Place
D.S. Devonshire Street (maintained by the D.S.I.R. until the end of 1958.)
† The figures given for 1955 are based upon the average for six months—July to December inclusive—as recording apparatus was not used before that date,
† Average for three months only.