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Barking 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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MEASUREMENTS OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION—1950-1951

Table: 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.

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
195019511950195119501951
Total SolidsSulphur DioxideTotal SolidsSulphur DioxideTotal Solidssulphur DioxideTotal SolidsSulphur DioxideTotal SolidsSulphur DioxideTotal SolidsSulphur Dioxide
JANUARY20.5722.821.8022.928.2728.535.5626.021.1830.133.8719.7
FEBRUARY24.2627.030.8721.443.8039.945.1022.436.1434.436.4218.1
MARCH18.1720.717.3214.826.3827.822.9920.524.5527.732.7020.9
APRIL23.8917.718.1713.129.2923.122.8514.820.9823.923.3912.9
MAY16.024.217.624.311.8310.023.6510.610.2014.121.4910.5
JUNE23.3710.023.485.518.3317.230.158.514.5015.823.935.5
JULY21.836.217.257.226.0716.819.9511.125.5514.323.499.7
AUGUST29.8710.716.158.721.2519.823.5113.726.6215.324.9710.1
SEPTEMBER19.2315.617.119.433.1023.628.8515.320.9125.827.9312.1
OCTOBER18.8912.012.1112.123.4114.825.6616.319.8810.626.7615.0
NOVEMBER37.4421.423.7218.243.0223.150.1319.934.6318.536.8016.8
DECEMBER25.6019.123.6813.529.6422.532.5718.830.6919.141.9918.3
Averages23.2619.9428.7030.08238229.48