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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
Stepney 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 9.
AIR POLLUTION
Amounts of deposited matter recorded bv deposit gauges and of sulphur trioxide collected bv lead peroxide method at St. George's Town Hall (Station l) and London Jewish Hospital (Station 2).
| Station | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSOLUBLE MATTER DEPOSITED (Tons per square mile) | |||||||||||||
| Station No.l. | (1958 | 12.2 | * | 17.2 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 12.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 12.8 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 13.3 |
| (1957 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 13.9 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 11.0 | |
| (1956 | 10.4. | 6.1 | 140 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 12.9 | |
| Station No.2. | (1958 | 12.6 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 7.9 | 9.4 | 12.2 | 8.1 | 7,1 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 15.3 |
| (1957 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 12.5 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 11.0 | 13.4 | 8.8 | 14.3 | |
| (1956 | 11.5 | 6.5 | 13.3 | 10.5 | 3.9 | 7.6 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 10.8 | 14.9 | |
| SOLUBLE MATTER DEPOSITED (Tons per souare mile) | |||||||||||||
| Station No.l. | (1958 | 6.4. | * | 8.4. | 4.8 | 5.2 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 13.7 | 8.4 | 11.2 |
| (1957 | 5.4- | 7.7 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 10.0 | |
| (1956 | 16.2 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 9.6 | 8.4. | 13.1 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 7.2 | |
| Station No.2. | (1958 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 14.3 |
| (1957 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 9.1 | |
| (1956 | 10.4. | 5.9 | 7.4 | 7.8- | 1.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 9.5 | |
| SULPHUR TRIOXIDE COLLECTED (Mg. per day per 100 sq. cm. of lend peroxide) | |||||||||||||
| Station No.l. | (1958 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| (1957 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | |
| (1956 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 1-9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | |
| Station No.2. | (1958 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| (1957 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 6.4 | |
| (1956 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | |
* Figures not available.