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Haringey 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]

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Table A

Average Daily Readings of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide in the Atmosphere, 1965/6

(Microgrammes per cubic metre)

Hornsey Town Hail, N.8. (1)North Hill, N.6. (2)Fortis Green, N. 10. (3)Burghley Road, N.8. (4)Lome House, N.4. (5)Tottenham Tech. College, N.15. (6)Devonshire Hill, N. 17. (7)Mark field School, N.15. (8)Civic Centre, N.22. (9)Woodside School, N.22. (10)
ClassificationA3XB1A1A1A2B1XD2B3
(a) Smoke
April, 1965403831385145524840N
May,32352826453748363634
June,29N212528N27332622
July,1520151619N20N1715
August, "25N2438N4633462832
Sept.39403449473760524944
Oct.94726511412310486108N120
Nov.69714477118N119905383
Dec.59N41951161021121266078
Jan. 19669491101195166N13613989122
Feb.48645873927767612951
March, "4752496587N63N2052
National Winter averages are shewn below)
(b) Sulphur Dioxide
April, 19651077257838114085135110N
May,92696074821088510110267
June,122N93105108N11615313897
July, "7487719189N85N8885
August, "112N82100N1288814410996
Sept.15510710112011598119142138104
Oct.206119123180191212161176N171
Nov.1887797141132N172177166113
Dec,NN83147144173172220215141
Jan. 1966231180189232219N238288275217
Feb.14611192128134179154161168110
March, "1439694140128N153N148122
NOTE: "N" indicates that number of readings insufficient to give accurate average.

The following are the provisional national winter smoke averages:-

Class of SiteABCD
Northern England240165190190
Southern England100658085