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— MONTHLY SOLID DEPOSITS IN TONS PER SQUARE MILE
MONTH + | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | |||||||||||||
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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 | D.58 | D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | D.1571 | |
JANUARY | 20.57 | 28.27 | 21.18 | 21.80 | 35.56 | 32.87 | 17.38 | 24.30 | 22.29 | 30.48 | 28.61 | 22.32 | 21.40 | 32.20 | 18.16 | 42.09 | 42.33 | — | 22.74 |
FEBRUARY | 24.26 | 43.80 | 36.14 | 30.87 | 45.10 | 36.42 | 12.52 | 17.11 | 11.07 | 30.52 | 23.24 | 24.97 | 46.03 | 39.35 | 27.54 | 31.85 | 29.05 | 14.89 | 17.28 |
MARCH | 18.17 | 26.38 | 24.55 | 17.32 | 22.99 | 32.70 | 25.46 | 29.36 | 26.58 | 20.48 | 22.38 | 14.30 | 30.98 | 30.35 | 26.75 | 24.27 | 32.75 | 15.41 | 14.44 |
APRIL | 23.89 | 29.29 | 20.98 | 18.17 | 22.85 | 23.39 | 19.16 | 21.79 | 26.72 | 22.41 | 19.88 | 21.94 | 13.34 | 16.32 | 12.31 | 31.08 | 30.11 | 21.43 | 24.51 |
MAY | 16.02 | 11.83 | 10.20 | 17.62 | 23.65 | 21.49 | 26.11 | 22.28 | 21.08 | — | 21.52 | 17.47 | 30.48 | 38.60 | 18.02 | 27.48 | 37.85 | 27.30 | - |
JUNE | 23.37 | 18.33 | 14.50 | 23.48 | 30.15 | 23.93 | 29.33 | 19.67 | 17.78 | 25.58 | 26.52 | 12.28 | 34.28 | 35.93 | 22.08 | 23.04 | 27.07 | 20.94 | 27.51 |
JULY | 21.83 | 26.07 | 25.55 | 17.25 | 19.95 | 23.49 | 17.18 | — | 12.10 | 26.94 | 24.64 | 24.79 | 26.42 | 32.61 | 21.43 | 17.61 | 24.23 | 12.69 | 32.22 |
AUGUST | 29.87 | 21.25 | 26.62 | 16.15 | 23.51 | 24.97 | 30.66 | 35.90 | 16.16 | 25.74 | 22.89 | 21.49 | 27.01 | 32.92 | 20.15 | 21.88 | 28.95 | 30.30 | 17.07 |
SEPTEMBER | 19.23 | 33.10 | 20.91 | 17.11 | 28.85 | 27.93 | 23.24 | 19.92 | 19.09 | 30.71 | 27.75 | 21.18 | 28.15 | 38.46 | 25.31 | 31.15 | 31.55 | 26.14 | 20.44 |
OCTOBER | 18.89 | 23.41 | 19.88 | 12.11 | 25.66 | 26.76 | 25.35 | 26.08 | 22.59 | 45.89 | 28.92 | 21.56 | 34.52 | 36.82 | 20.85 | 22.80 | 28.91 | 19.87 | 16.75 |
NOVEMBER | 37.44 | 43.02 | 34.63 | 23.72 | 50.13 | 36.80 | — | 21.66 | 20.81 | 33.55 | 31.79 | 21.94 | 40.19 | 38.77 | 30.67 | 25.18 | 30.08 | 22.59 | 22.21 |
DECEMBER | 25.60 | 29.64 | 30.69 | 23.68 | 22.57 | 41.99 | 45.46 | 35.86 | 29.57 | 41.59 | 44.04 | 31.74 | 29.25 | 35.83 | 26.65 | 25.55 | 40.66 | 27.75 | 17.01 |
Averages | 23.26 | 28.70 | 23.82 | 19.94 | 30.08 | 29.48 | 28.19 | 24.90 | 20.49 | 30.25 | 25.18 | 21.33 | 30.17 | 34.01 | 22.50 | 28.32 | 31.96 | 21.75 | 21.10 |
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