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Kingston upon Thames 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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of pollution, and are affected by the same winds,, They vary
only in their respective distance from the sources of pollution.
The two new sites have been in operation only for six
raonthSo There is as yet insufficient data upon which to
base comparisons or detailed comment,,
Tables C. and Do following give details of the recordings
at these stations for the period July - December, 1950.
In December, 1950, publication commenced of recordings
from 5 other sites, set up (within the Borough) by the
British Electricity Authority,, The data afforded should
prove valuable in due course when the general position is
reviwed

TABLE A.

CANBURY GARDENSDeposit in Tons per Sq. mile.Wind Direction.Rainfall in inches.
Insoluble SolidsSoluble SolidsTotal Sol- ids.No. of observations.No. of times wind from SEo to SWo
January10.406.9417.3493290.89
February15.209.5524.7584583.68
March11. 615.1116.7293450.70
April15.005.9920.9990161.68
May13.706,0019.7093171.77
June14.5060 8021.3090422.05
July16.5010.2026.7093573.33
August15.505.9021.4093641.66
September13.8011.3025.1090492.88
October14.904.3019.2093460.32
November12.708.7021.4090275.20
December13.3018.1031.4093141. 54
Total167.1198.89266.0025.70
Average13.9258.2422.1652.14

TABLE B.

CANBURY GARDENS. Deposit (Tons per Sq.Mile)
19491950
Quarterly TotalCumulative TotalQuarterly TotalCumulative Total
1st47.5247.5258.8158.81
2nd64.65112.1761.99120.80
3rd62.03174.1073.20194.00
4th70.77244.8772.00266.00