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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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CONCENTRATION OF SMOKE EXPRESSED IN MILLIGRAMS PER 100 CUBIC METRES
| Month | Monthly average | Highest daily average | Lowest daily average | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950/56 | 1956/57 | 1950/56 | 1956/57 | 1950/56 | 1956/57 | |
| April | 17.1 | 19.1 | 39.8 | 42.7 | 6.8 | 9.7 |
| May | 8.5 | 4.8 | 23.9 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| June | 4.5 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 12.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| July | 3.7 | 4.6 | 8.0 | 10.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| August | 5.0 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
| September | 7.7 | 7.7 | 18.5 | 14.0 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
| Summer Average | 7.8 | 8.1 | 18.1 | 16.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| October | 24.1 | 29.8 | 80.5 | 69.0 | 6.2 | 8.4 |
| November | 36.4 | 46.1 | 100.8 | 101.1 | 10.8 | 20.1 |
| December | 43.0 | 43.0 | 126.3 | 88.1 | 12.1 | 14.5 |
| January | 39.6 | 34.5 | 116.2 | 72.6 | 13.6 | 16.3 |
| February | 34.7 | 44.1 | 78.8 | 74.8 | 16.5 | 13.5 |
| March | 28.0 | 33.3 | 84.8 | 74.5 | 11.3 | 11.0 |
| Winter Average | 34.3 | 38.5 | 97.6 | 80.0 | 11.8 | 14.0 |
CONCENTRATION OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE EXPRESSED AS PARTS PER 100 MILLION
| Month | Monthly average | Highest daily average | Lowest daily average | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950/56 | 1956/57 | 1950/56 | 1956/57 | 1950/56 | 1956/57 | |
| April | 5.5 | 7.0 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| May | 2.9 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| June | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| July | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| August | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| September | 3.7 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Summer Average | 3.2 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| October | 7.5 | 8.7 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
| November | 11.2 | 11.8 | 26.5 | 22.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| December | 12.9 | 12.6 | 33.7 | 24.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| January | 11.8 | 9.2 | 34.2 | 18.1 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| February | 10.1 | 11.5 | 24.4 | 19.7 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
| March | 8.0 | 9.6 | 17.4 | 20.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Winter Average | 10.3 | 10.6 | 25.7 | 20.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
8. RECORDS.
In connection with the undermentioned enquiries received during
1956 involving some 2,707 properties a search is made of office records to
ascertain whether any sanitary notices (statutory or informal) have been
served in respect of the premises concerned and to what extent (if any)
the notices have been complied with.
In respect of enquiries under the
provisions of sections 4 and 20 of the Housing Acts, 1949/54, an
inspection is made by the Public Health Inspector and the property
classified.