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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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atmosphere, The following table and the graph overleaf indicate the
results obtained. Smoke and sulphur dioxide are expressed in microgrammes
per cubic metre.
Results obtained from the Volumetric Instrument at the Guildhall,
| Month | Smoke | S02 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Average | Highe st Value | Lowest Value | Monthly Average | Highest Value | Lowe st Value | |
| January | 107 | 436 | 2 | 179 | 430 | 32 |
| February (14 days only) | 83 | 256 | 12 | 170 | 426 | 39 |
| March | 108 | 444 | 8 | 161 | 497 | 25 |
| April | 43 | 164 | 4 | 103 | 300 | 26 |
| May | 17 | 50 | 0 | 63 | 136 | 0 |
| June | 16 | 38 | 1 | 54 | 157 | 3 |
| July | 11 | 32 | 1 | 41 | 154 | 8 |
| August | 9 | 31 | 2 | 52 | 71 | 5 |
| September | 20 | 58 | 1 | 79 | 211 | 14 |
| October | 30 | 117 | 4 | 85 | 368 | 20 |
| November | 121 | 520 | 0 | 207 | 546 | 12 |
| December | 251 | 964 | 0 | 368 | 1494 | 18 |
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 effects when the prevailing wind was blowing from industrial
sources towards the recording stations.