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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table 13.
AIR POLLUTION
Concentration of Smoke and Sulphur Dioxide recorded by the Volumetric Method at two Stations in the Borough during I960.
| Station | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July,Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE (Milligrams per 100 cubic metres) | ||||||||||||
| Public Health Office | ||||||||||||
| Average value | 52 | 34 | 25 | 15 | * | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 18 | * | * |
| Highest, value | 129 | 91 | 54 | 33 | * | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 35 | * | * |
| Lowest value | 25 | 11 | 13 | 7 | * | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | * | * |
| Mile End Library | ||||||||||||
| Average value | 28 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 17 |
| Highest value | 64 | 46 | 33 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 41 | 36 |
| Lowest value | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| SULPHUR DIOXIDE (Parts per 100 million parts of air | ||||||||||||
| Public Health Office | ||||||||||||
| Average value | 7 | 6 | , 6 | * | 3 | 2 | 6 | * | * | |||
| Highest value | 19 | 10 | ll | 8 | * | 10 | 4 | 17 | * | * | ||
| Lowest value | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | * | * | ||
| Mile End Library | ||||||||||||
| Average value | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| Highest value | 10 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
| Lowest value | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
* Figures not available.