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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
Leyton 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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The following tables show the results recorded during 1954, together
with the corresponding figures for 1953. No results are available for the
month of March, 1953; and the figures for April, 1953 relate to 14 days only.
CONCENTRATION OF SMOKE EXPRESSED IN MILLIGRAMS PER
100 CUBIC METRES
| Month | Monthly average | Highest daily average | Lowest daily average | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 1954 | 1953 | 1954 | 1953 | 1954 | |
| January | 48.7 | 27.1 | 162.6 | 37.5 | 9.0 | 13.4 |
| February | 26.3 | 28.7 | 60.1 | 51.1 | 10.5 | 13.2 |
| March | — | 21.1 | — | 38.1 | - | 9.5 |
| April | 12.5 | 16.3 | 28.9 | 40.8 | 4.7 | 7.6 |
| May | 4.9 | 8.6 | 16.2 | 21.0 | 1.9 | 4.7 |
| June | 4.0 | 4.4 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| July | 3.1 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| August | 3.7 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| September | 6.5 | 6.0 | 21.4 | 18.4 | 1.5 | 3.8 |
| October | 26.3 | 13.2 | 71.4 | 64.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| November | 36.6 | 35.3 | 115.6 | 138.5 | 12.1 | 6.8 |
| December | 36.7 | 28.9 | 56.8 | 99.5 | 22.0 | 6.2 |
CONCENTRATION OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE EXPRESSED AS PARTS PER 100 MILLION
| Month | Monthly average | Highest daily average | Lowest daily average | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 1954 | 1953 | 1954 | 1953 | 1954 | |
| January | 13.7 | 8.6 | 45.9 | 13.2 | 3.6 | 5.4 |
| February | 8.8 | 9.8 | 24.3 | 16.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| March | — | 9.0 | — | 16.3 | - | 3.8 |
| April | 4.5 | 6.7 | 13.3 | 17.4 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| May | 2.3 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
| June | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| July | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| August | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| September | 3.7 | 4.3 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
| October | 7.7 | 7.0 | 18.8 | 20.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| November | 12.5 | 14.7 | 29.2 | 42.2 | 4.6 | 6.4 |
| December | 13.2 | 12.3 | 21.6 | 28.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
The total amount of smoke pollution recorded during 1954 was 13.4
per cent. less than in 1953, and the total amount of sulphur dioxide was
9.3 per cent. greater than in 1953.