Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION SULPHUR DIOXIDE READINGS MEASURED AS MILLIGRAMS OF SO3 PER DAY COLLECTED BY 100 sq. C.M. LEAD PEROXIDE
MONTH | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | ||||||||||||
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D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | D.56 | D.57 1 D.58 | D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | ||
JANUARY | — | — | — | 3.95 | 4.69 | 4.64 | 2.28 | 2.85 | 3.01 | 2.29 | 2.60 | 1.97 | 2.04 | 2.84 | 2.14 | 3.50 | 4.06 | 3.09 |
FEBRUARY | — | — | — | 3.19 | 4.17 | 3.92 | 2.70 | 3.99 | 3.44 | 2.14 | 2.24 | 1.81 | 2.16 | 2.82 | 2.38 | 2.68 | 2.98 | 2.01 |
MARCH | — | — | — | 2.75 | 2.31 | 2.64 | 2.07 | 2.78 | 2.77 | 1.48 | 2.05 | 2.09 | 1.57 | 1.28 | 1.68 | 2.89 | 2.57 | 2.77 |
APRIL | — | — | — | 1.76 | 2.29 | 2.41 | 1.77 | 2.31 | 2.39 | 1.31 | 1.48 | 1.29 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 1.08 | 2.16 | 2.48 | 2.03 |
MAY | — | — | — | 1.22 | 1.69 | 1.56 | 0.42 | 1.00 | 1.41 | 0.43 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 0.72 | 1.04 | 0.77 | 1.53 | 1.17 | 1.50 |
JUNE | 1.00 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.94 | 1.50 | 1.27 | 1.00 | 1.72 | 1.58 | 0.55 | 0.85 | 0.55 | 0.04 | 0.65 | 0.58 | 1.27 | 1.35 | 0.97 |
JULY | 1.98 | 1.53 | 1.25 | 0.66 | 0.96 | 0.73 | 0.62 | 1.68 | 1.43 | 0.72 | 1.11 | 0.97 | 0.50 | 1.19 | 0.78 | 2.19 | 2.23 | 1.82 |
AUGUST | 1.28 | 1.77 | 1.68 | 0.89 | 1.12 | 0.96 | 1.07 | 1.98 | 1.53 | 0.87 | 1.37 | 1.01 | 0.75 | 1.41 | 0.77 | 2.43 | 2.05 | 1.57 |
SEPTEMBER | 1.68 | 2.49 | 2.37 | 0.67 | 0.90 | 0.83 | 1.56 | 2.36 | 2.58 | 0.94 | 1.53 | 1.21 | 1.02 | 1.10 | 0.65 | 2.18 | 1.75 | 1.75 |
OCTOBER | 2.42 | 3.13 | 3.08 | 1.84 | 2.38 | 2.45 | 1.20 | 1.48 | 1.06 | 1.21 | 1.63 | 1.50 | 1.63 | 1.54 | 1.93 | 2.53 | 1.84 | 1.78 |
NOVEMBER | 3.62 | 4.25 | 4.71 | 1.31 | 2.51 | 2.74 | 2.14 | 2.31 | 1.85 | 1.82 | 1.99 | 1.68 | 1.96 | 2.23 | 2.15 | 4.15 | 3.91 | 3.51 |
DECEMBER | 3.09 | 3.83 | 3.45 | 2.63 | 3.95 | 3.47 | 1.91 | 2.25 | 1.91 | 1.35 | 1.88 | 1.83 | 3.77 | 3.24 | 3.96 | 3.38 | 3.08 | 3.15 |
Averages | 2.01 | 2.66 | 2.56 | 1.82 | 2.62 | 2.30 | 1.56 | 2.23 | 2.08 | 1.26 | 1.64 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.70 | 1.57 | 2.57 | 2.46 | 2.16 |
56= Barking Park up to December, 1952, and thereafter Alfreds Way. D.57 = Greatfields Park. D.58=Parsloes Park.