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 DEPOSITS IN TONS PER SQUARE MILE
MONTH | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | ||||||||||||||||
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D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | D.1571 | D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | D.1571 | D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | D.1571 | D.56 | D.57 | D.58 | D.1571 | |
JANUARY | 30.48 | 28.61 | 22.32 | 21.40 | 32.20 | 18.16 | 42.09 | 42.33 | - | 22.74 | 35.78 | 42.74 | 34.90 | 24.38 | 30.98 | 30.87 | 24.90 | 14.34 | 30.01 | 33.36 | 19.64 | 19.08 |
FEBRUARY | 30.52 | 23.24 | 24.97 | 46.03 | 39.35 | 27.54 | 31.85 | 29.05 | 14.89 | 17.28 | 14.94 | 21.66 | 12.52 | 11.81 | 34.82 | 32.41 | 21.46 | 15.44 | 39.35 | 31.96 | 23.90 | 20.98 |
MARCH | 20.48 | 22.38 | 14.30 | 30.98 | 30.35 | 26.75 | 24.27 | 32.75 | 15.41 | 14.44 | 26.08 | 30.93 | 19.26 | 19.35 | 38.32 | 37.51 | 24.00 | 13.61 | 29.41 | 23.82 | 9.05 | 15.94 |
APRIL | 22.41 | 19.88 | 21.94 | 13.34 | 16.32 | 12.31 | 31.08 | 30.11 | 21.43 | 24.51 | 20.04 | 24.40 | 17.13 | 15.01 | 19.94 | 15.64 | 13.17 | 14.40 | 25.18 | 17.89 | 8.97 | 11.51 |
MAY | - | 21.52 | 17.47 | 30.48 | 38.60 | 18.02 | 27.48 | 37.85 | 27.30 | - | 22.91 | 31.35 | 16.85 | 18.31 | 28.88 | 39.18 | 21.08 | 15.68 | 31.15 | 27.71 | 14.41 | 17.27 |
JUNE | 25.58 | 26.52 | 12.28 | 34.28 | 35.93 | 22.08 | 23.04 | 27.07 | 20.94 | 27.51 | 29.11 | 37.58 | 13.44 | 17.57 | 22.14 | 17.92 | 16.57 | 10.43 | 30.98 | 29.70 | 16.30 | 17.51 |
JULY | 26.94 | 24.04 | 24.79 | 26.42 | 32.61 | 21.43 | 17.61 | 24.23 | 12.69 | 32.22 | 27.11 | - | 23.11 | 20.21 | 39.28 | 27.38 | — | 15.37 | 4.46 | — | 24.14 | 13.31 |
AUGUST | 25.74 | 22.89 | 21.49 | 27.01 | 32.92 | 20.15 | 21.88 | 28.95 | 30.30 | 17.07 | 26.18 | 45.51 | 27.17 | 16.68 | 31.08 | 24.19 | 17.68 | 19.24 | 30.91 | 25.46 | 22.38 | — |
SEPTEMBER | 30.71 | 27.75 | 21.18 | 28.15 | 38.46 | 25.31 | 31.15 | 31.55 | 26.14 | 20.44 | 37.55 | 33.74 | 23.25 | 14.51 | 32.08 | 23.88 | 18.98 | 16.81 | 29.51 | 23.98 | 14.55 | 14.11 |
OCTOBER | 45.89 | 28.92 | 21.56 | 34.52 | 36.82 | 20.85 | 22.80 | 28.91 | 19.87 | 16.75 | 26.71 | 31.07 | 16.68 | 17.07 | 28.41 | 26.48 | 23.08 | 12.77 | 20.51 | 19.33 | 17.61 | 12.52 |
NOVEMBER | 33.55 | 31.79 | 21.94 | 40.19 | 38.77 | 30.67 | 25.18 | 30.08 | 22.59 | 22.21 | 21.38 | 24.44 | 16.51 | 11.61 | 22.07 | 14.51 | 23.38 | 10.70 | 14.01 | 23.34 | 17.43 | 13.36 |
DECEMBER | 41.59 | 44.04 | 31.74 | 29.25 | 35.83 | 26.65 | 25.55 | 40.66 | 27.75 | 17.01 | 36.45 | 39.35 | 29.61 | 21.11 | 32.48 | 41.34 | 17.64 | 21.31 | 20.15 | 22.21 | 19.98 | 14.15 |
Averages | 30.25 | 25.18 | 21.33 | 30.17 | 34.01 | 22.50 | 28.32 | 31.96 | 21.75 | 21.10 | 25.35 | 32.98 | 20.87 | 17.3 | 30.04 | 27.61 | 19.27 | 15.01 | 28.20 | 25.34 | 17.36 | 15.34 |
STATIONS. D.56—Barking Park; | Alfreds Way from May, 1952 ; Barking Cemetery from May 1955 ; Roy craft Avenue from August, 1956. | |||||||||||||||||||||
D.57—Greatfields Park. | D.58—Par sloe s Park. | D.1571—Barking Park from January. 1955. |
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