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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 1961
[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 1961.
Measured in milligrams per 1000 cubic metres.
| Station | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE | ||||||||||||
| Public Health Office | ||||||||||||
| Average value | * | 130 | 18O | * | * | 36 | 32 | 32 | 65 | 103 | 177 | 259 |
| Highest value | * | 250 | 380 | * | * | 70 | 50 | 70 | 110 | 320 | 432 | 612 |
| Lowest value | * | 50 | 60 | * | * | 17 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 30 | 44 | 88 |
| Mile End Library | ||||||||||||
| Average value | 140 | 90 | 120 | 50 | 26 | * | * | * | * | 84 | 150 | 247 |
| Highest value | 410 | 150 | 270 | 70 | 40 | * | * | * | * | 220 | 400 | 472 |
| Lowest:value | 50 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 10 | * | * | * | * | 30 | 52 | 40 |
| SULPHUR DIOXIDE | ||||||||||||
| Public Health Office | ||||||||||||
| Average value | * | 92 | 237 | * | * | 115 | 91 | 98 | * | 254 | 374 | 499 |
| Highest value | * | 126 | 540 | * | * | 226 | 192 | 235 | * | 915 | 781 | 925 |
| Lowest value | * | 40 | 74 | * | * | 52 | 40 | 43 | * | 83 | 88 | 217 |
| Mile End Library | ||||||||||||
| Average value | 60 | 72 | 86 | 86 | 100 | * | * | * | * | 182 | 271 | 285 |
| Highest value | 109 | 94 | 194 | 114 | 206 | * | * | * | * | 875 | 875 | 545 |
| Lowest value | 23 | 54 | 29 | 51 | 49 | * | * | * | * | 77 | 51 | 92 |
| * Figures not available | ||||||||||||