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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 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone, Metropolitan Borough]

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TABLE 15.—Air Pollution.
Annual Daily Average of Mean Concentration of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide.
Site
1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
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.
Smoke
mg./100m3
SO2
p.p. 100m.
T.H..
15
10
17
12
20
10
23
9
34
11
G.P.
18
7
19
10
20
8
24
8
32
9
TABLE 16.—Air Pollution.
Annual Monthly Average of Deposited Matter and Sulphur Trioxide.
Site
1960
1959
1958
1957
1956
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.
18.92
3.98
19.80
4.49
20.87
4.16
17.7
3.9
19.22
3.9
N.L.
20.22
2.08
18.06
2.38
22.28
2.78
20.8
2.6
17.24
2.4
D.S.
—
—
—
—
21.9†
—
17.3
—
18.9
—
E.R.
-
3.28
—
3.79
-
3.13
—
3.4
-
3.5
Notes to Tables 14, 15 and 16
Sites: N.L. 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.)
† Average for three months only.