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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

Barking 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: MEASUREMENTS OF ATMOSPHERIC POLUTION- 1949-1950Monthly deposit in tons per square mile and Sulphur Dioxide (Standard Measurement) by the Lead Peroxide method in milligrams of SO3 per day per 1,000 sq. C.M.

MEASUREMENTS OF ATMOSPHERIC POLUTION- 1949-1950

Monthly deposit in tons per square mile and Sulphur Dioxide (Standard Measurement) by the Lead Peroxide method in milligrams of SO3 per day per 1,000 sq. C.M.

MONTHBARKING PARKGREATFIELDS PARKPARSLOES PARK
194919501949195019491950
Total SolidsSulphur DioxideTotal SolidsSulphur DioxideTotal SolidsSulphur DioxideTotal SolidsSulphur DioxideTotal SolidsSulphur DioxideTotal SolidsSulphur Dioxide
JANUARY20.9439.520.5722.835.5546.928.2728.529.6546.421.1830.1
FEBRUARY19.4431.924.2627.028.6841.743.8039.928.2339.236.1434.4
MARCH15.2227.518.1720.724.4423.126.3827.821.0126.424.5527.7
APRIL24.1617.623.8917.727.3722.929.2923.128.9924.120.9823.9
MAY25.0812.216.024.226.9316.911.8310.026.8915.610.2014.1
JUNE17.259.423.3710.021.5615.018.3317.219.8812.714.5015.8
JULY27.896.621.836.226.119.626.0716.822.667.325.5514.3
AUGUST23.788.929.8710.732.3411.221.2519.824.979.626.6215.3
SEPTEMBER20.946.719.2315.625.469.033.1023.626.658.320.9125.8
OCTOBER44.3518.418.8912.051.8123.823.4114.847.9024.519.8810.6
NOVEMBER21.4213 . 537.4421.433.9825.943.0223.132.9829.234.6318.5
DECEMBER19.4427.125.6019.129.2340.729.6422.524.8335.730.6919.1
Averages23.3323.26 j30.2928.7027.8923.82

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