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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the distributive machinery and the fuel merchants are being invited
to co-operate in this matter.
Measurement of Atmospheric Pollution
The Corporation continued to maintain four stations for the
measurement of solid deposit and the sulphur gas content of the air.
The tables on pages 82 and 83 set out the readings for
he year under review and the previous year's reading. On page 80
will he found a graph showing the average monthly deposit in the
Borough with a similar graph for the year 1951.
On the same page is a chart showing the comparison between
he four stations in the Borough.
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