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Bexley 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bexley]
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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION.
During the year the Council agreed to be represented on the Thameside Advisory Committee for the Abatement of Atmospheric Pollution. By arrangement with this Committee a deposit gauge was placed on the roof of the Education Office in Brampton Road, Bexleyheath, on the 1st August, 1953, and the following table gives the results obtained.
| MONTH | TONS PER SQUARE MILE. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall inches | Total water insoluble matter | Soluble in C.S.2. | Ash | Other combustible matter | Total water soluble matter | Calcium | Chlorine | Sulphates | Total solids | |
| August | 1.46 | 6.62 | 0.13 | 4.74 | 1.75 | 5.00 | 1.33 | 0.33 | 1.71 | 11.62 |
| September | 2.00 | 7.45 | 0.13 | 5.29 | 2.03 | 7.97 | 1.28 | 0.72 | 2.63 | 15.42 |
| October | 3.99 | 10.50 | 0.22 | 7.87 | 2.42 | 11.07 | 1.48 | 0.94 | 4.56 | 21.58 |
| November | 0.30 | 2.68 | 0.09 | 1.86 | 0.73 | 3.05 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 1.23 | 5.74 |
| December | 0.75 | 13.36 | 0.03 | 10.31 | 3.02 | 13.36 | 2.35 | 0.59 | 7.44 | 26.71 |
PREVENTION OF DAMAGE BY PESTS ACT, 1949.
One full time Rodent Operative is employed by the
Department for the treatment of surface infestations, and the
test baiting and maintenance treatment of sewers is carried
out by men under the control of the Borough Engineer.
No charge is made for treatment carried out at private
dwelling houses, but the occupiers of business premises are
charged for disinfestation work.
Most of the infestations found are of minor character,
and a large proportion of the cases dealt with at private
dwelling houses are connected with the keeping of animals.
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