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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
Edmonton 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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| 1962 | Concentration of Smoke Micrograms per Cubic metre | Concentration of Sulphur Dioxide Micrograms per cubic metre | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average daily value | Average daily value | |||||
| (A) | (B) | (c) | (A) | (B) | (C) | |
| January | 129 | 154 | 151 | 250 | 228 | 226 |
| February | 83 | 83 | 109 | 188 | 153 | 201 |
| March | 134 | 120 | 129 | 257 | 233 | 235 |
| April | 51 | 52 | 49.5 | 85 | 102 | 85.5 |
| May | 25 | 44 | 34 | 53 | 82 | 64 |
| June | 12 | 18 | 27 | 131 | 57 | 54 |
| July | 17 | 24 | 26 | 125 | 45 | 59 |
| August | 13 | 24 | 28 | 102 | 48 | 46 |
| September | 39 | 49 | 56 | 167 | 80 | 76 |
| October | 81 | 110 | 105 | 330 | 203 | 123 |
| November | 144 | 204 | 154 | 386 | 300 | 237 |
| December | 254 | 190 | 263 | 540 | 368 | 507 |
| (A) Latymer School (B) Mandeville School (C) Huxley School - commenced 1.1.62 | ||||||
As usual there is less smoke during the so called summer months. Even
in a bad year when it is appreciably warmer during these months less coal is
burnt in the domestic grate. Throughout Greater London the number of smoke
control areas continues to increase and we should therefore expect less smoke
to be recorded as time goes on. The readings at Latymer School do not show
marked reductions on those of 1961, there may be an improvement on this in later
years.
Most sulphur dioxide pollution is from industrial chimneys and therefore
the fall from May to September in sulphur dioxide pollution is not by any means
as marked as that for smoke. It has been suggested however that in the absence
of smoke sulphur dioxide become a much less serious health hazard.
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