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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
Kingston upon Thames 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Results obtained from the Volumetric Instrument at the
Guildhall.
| Month | Smoke | S02 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Average | Highest Value | Lowest Value | Monthly Average | Highest Value | Lowest Value | |
| January | 20.4 | 99.8 | 1.2 | 12.0 | 56.7 | 0.7 |
| February | 66.7 | 3.8 | 9.7 | 31.3 | 2.9 | |
| March | 26.3 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 11.7 | 0.9 | |
| April | 5.8 | 17.5 | l.O | 4.2 | 9.4 | 0.5 |
| May | 8.2 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 9.4 | o.9 | |
| June | l.9 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 8.8 | 0.4 |
| July | l.5 | 4.4 | 0.2 | l.9 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| August | 1.6 | 4.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| September | 2.6 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 8.6 | 0.4 |
| October | 2.7 | 15.0 | - | 1.8 | 3.8 | - |
| November | 92.O | 1.0 | 6.9 | 31.9 | 0.3 | |
| December | 49.0 | 1.O | 3.5 | 21.3 | O.2 | |
In addition to the instrument previously referred to, the
Corporation maintains two deposit gauges which were located, after
consultation with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research,
in Canbury Gardens and Tiffin Girls' School respectively. They are,
for the purposes of report, referred to as 'A' and 'B'.
The following tables give the results of analysis,together
with rainfall and wind readings. The figures are from observations
made to show the effect when the prevailing wind was blowing from
industrial sources towards the recording stations.
CANBURY GARDENS - Station 'A' .
| 1959 | Deposit in Tons Per sq. mile | Wind Direction | Rainfall in Inches | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insoluble Solids | Soluble Soilids | Total Solids | No. of Observations. | No. of times SE-SW | ||
| January | 5.79 | 5.89 | 11.68 | 27 | 12 | 2.28 |
| February | 9.62 | 4.40 | 14.02 | 23 | 14 | 0.90 |
| March | 14.35 | 3.76 | 18.11 | 25 | 12 | 1.94 |
| April | 14.67 | 8.74 | 23.41 | 25 | 13 | 1.92 |
| May | 13.20 | 5.99 | 19.19 | 24 | 5 | 1.10 |
| June | 11.71 | 3.79 | 15.50 | 25 | 8 | 0.82 |
| July | 19.67 | 7.55 | 27.22 | 26 | 13 | 1.39 |
| August | 7.15 | 3.22 | 10.37 | 25 | 12 | 1.04 |
| September | 9.l8 | 2.74 | 11.92 | 25 | 8 | — |
| October | 18.01 | 8.65 | 26.66 | 26 | 19 | 2.08 |
| November | 23.63 | 10.74 | 34.37 | 23 | 13 | 2.77 |
| December | l6.56 | 8.09 | 24.65 | 25 | 16 | 3.13 |
| Totals | 163.54 | 73.56 | 237.10 | 19.37 | ||
| Average 1959 | 13.62 | 6.12 | 19.75 | 1.61 | ||
| Average 1958 | 9.22 | 6.63 | 15.86 | 2.40 | ||