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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barking 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Record of Chimney Observations carried out during 1958
Observations.
The number of observations on Factory Chimneys in the Borough during 1958 total 155. Contraventions number 16.
| Black Smoke minutes | Moderate Smoke minutes | Little or No Smoke minutes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amount of smoke recorded during the year | 147.5 | 290.25 | 4206.25 |
| Average amount of smoke recorded per observation | .951 | 1.872 | 27.137 |
| 6 | 2½ | 21½ | |
| 6 | 14½ | 9 | |
| 2½ | 4½ | 25½ | |
| 4 | 1 | 25 | |
| 5 | 2½ | 22½ | |
| 2 | 2 | 26 | |
| Particulars of contraventions of the Byelaws (over 2 minutes Black Smoke in ½ hour) | 25 | 5 | — |
| 20 | 5 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | 21 | |
| 3 | 4½ | 22½ | |
| 3 | - | 27 | |
| 2 | 2 | 26 | |
| 11 | 12 | 7 | |
| 30 | — | — | |
| 14 | 7 | 9 | |
| 2½ | 4½ | 23 |
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