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Barking 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION—MONTHLY SOLID DEPOSITS IN TONS PER SQUARE MILE
| MONTH | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | |
| JANUARY | — | — | — | 20.94 | 35.55 | 29.65 | 20.57 | 28.27 | 21.18 | 21.80 | 35.56 | 32.87 | 17.38 | 24.30 | 22.29 | 30.48 | 28.61 | 22.32 |
| FEBRUARY | — | — | — | 19.44 | 28.68 | 28.23 | 24.26 | 43.80 | 36.14 | 30.87 | 45.10 | 36.42 | 12.52 | 17.11 | 11.07 | 30.52 | 23.24 | 24.97 |
| MARCH | — | — | — | 15.22 | 24.44 | 21.01 | 18.17 | 26.38 | 24.55 | 17.32 | 22.99 | 32.70 | 25.46 | 29.36 | 26.58 | 20.48 | 22.38 | 14.30 |
| APRIL | 21.73 | 30.52 | 23.25 | 24.16 | 27.37 | 28.99 | 23.89 | 29.29 | 20.98 | 18.17 | 22.85 | 23.39 | 19.16 | 21.79 | 26.72 | 22.41 | 19.88 | 21.94 |
| MAY | 22.93 | 23.13 | 19.87 | 25.08 | 26.93 | 26.89 | 16.02 | 11.83 | 10.20 | 17.62 | 23.65 | 21.49 | 26.11 | 22.28 | 21.08 | — | 21.52 | 17.47 |
| JUNE | 16.45 | 28.20 | 22.59 | 17.25 | 21.56 | 19.88 | 23.37 | 18.33 | 14.50 | 23.48 | 30.15 | 23.93 | 29.33 | 19.67 | 17.78 | 25.58 | 26.52 | 12.28 |
| JULY | 12.20 | 15.19 | 11.62 | 27.89 | 26.11 | 22.66 | 21.83 | 26.07 | 25.55 | 17.25 | 19.95 | 23.49 | 17.18 | — | 12.10 | 26.94 | 24.64 | 24.79 |
| AUGUST | 25.01 | 29.29 | 22.94 | 23.78 | 32.34 | 24.97 | 29.87 | 21.25 | 26.62 | 16.15 | 23.51 | 24.97 | 30.66 | 35.90 | 16.16 | 25.74 | 22.89 | 21.49 |
| SEPTEMBER | 17.14 | 22.00 | 21.05 | 20.94 | 25.46 | 26.65 | 19.23 | 33.10 | 20.91 | 17.11 | 28.85 | 27.93 | 23.24 | 19.92 | 19.09 | 30.71 | 27.75 | 21.18 |
| OCTOBER | 20.05 | 28.37 | 26.72 | 44.35 | 51.81 | 47.90 | 18.89 | 23.41 | 19.88 | 12.11 | 25.66 | 26.76 | 25.35 | 26.08 | 22.59 | 45.89 | 28.92 | 21.56 |
| NOVEMBER | 31.96 | 52.18 | 51.24 | 21.42 | 33.98 | 32.98 | 37.44 | 43.02 | 34.63 | 23.72 | 50.13 | 36.80 | — | 21.66 | 20.81 | 33.55 | 31.79 | 21.94 |
| DECEMBER | 20.64 | 43.04 | 32.74 | 19.44 | 29.23 | 24.83 | 25.60 | 29.64 | 30.69 | 23.68 | 22.57 | 41.99 | 45.46 | 35.86 | 29.57 | 41.59 | 44.04 | 31.74 |
| Averages | 20.90 | 30.21 | 25.78 | 23.30 | 30.29 | 27.84 | 23.26 | 28.70 | 23.82 | 19.94 | 30.08 | 29.48 | 28.19 | 24.90 | 20.49 | 30.25 | 25.18 | 21.33 |
+ . STATIONS. D.56 =Barking Park —Alfreds Way from May, 1952. D.57 =Greatfields Park. D.58 =Parsloes Park.