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SECTION H
DISEASES OF ANIMALS
Throughout the year, the Borough remained free from any
outbreak of notifiable disease.
SECTION J
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
There has been no major change in the siting or recording of
the three deposit gauge and seven lead peroxide stations and analyses
have been maintained throughout the year.
ESTIMATION OF ATMOSPHERIC SULPHUR BY THE
LEAD PEROXIDE METHOD
The monthly figures for each station for the years 1955 and
1956 are shown on page 44 and the 1956 figures are illustrated
graphically on page 45.
The station with the highest monthly figure—5.5 and with the
highest average figure—2.9—was Bashley Road. The station with
the lowest monthly figure—0.5—and with the lowest average figure
—1.8—was Acacia Road.
The average of all stations for the year was 2.42 which is below
that of the previous year.
DEPOSIT GAUGES
The monthly figures for each station are shown statistically on
page 46 and graphically on page 45.
The yearly average figure—18.65 tons/sq. mile—has fallen below
that of the previous year although the amount of combustible
material in the deposit has again increased by a small amount.
Once again the station with the greatest monthly deposit—
41.45 tons/sq. mile—and the greatest average deposit—22.32
tons/sq. mile—was Bashley Road. The Town Hall gauge showed
the lowest monthly deposit of 3.31 tons/sq. mile and the lowest
average deposit of 16.17 tons/sq. mile.