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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
Finchley 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Arrangements were also made for an additional site at the Public Library, Ravensdale
Avenue, North Finchley, N.12; the apparatus was installed but was not in
operation at the end of the year.
The following table and graphs show the measurements of pollution recorded
during 1961 at the Public Health Department.
| Month | Smoke | Sulphur Dioxide | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microgrammes per Cubic Metre | ||||||
| Average Value | Highest Value | Lowest Value | Average Value | Highest Value | Lowest Value | |
| January | 150 | 560 | 50 | 237 | 704 | 117 |
| February | 120 | 260 | 30 | 197 | 589 | 66 |
| March | 160 | 450 | 30 | 246 | 832 | 46 |
| April | 66 | 110 | 20 | 135 | 306 | 60 |
| May | 34 | 90 | 10 | 68 | 217 | 14 |
| June | 34 | 70 | 15 | 84 | 183 | 40 |
| July | 29 | 60 | 5 | 62 | 112 | 20 |
| August | 24 | 70 | 10 | 50 | 129 | 9 |
| September | 50 | 170 | 20 | 95 | 237 | 26 |
| October | 70 | 140 | 20 | 139 | 246 | 54 |
| November | 178 | 576 | 28 | 250 | 685 | 49 |
| December | 252 | 940 | 48 | 300 | 1035 | 98 |