London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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conditions on the state of the atmosphere. The following tables and
graphs 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 | Highest Value | Lowest Value | Monthly Average | Highe st Value | Lowe st Value | |
| January | 206 | 690 | 22 | 279 | 767 | 57 |
| February | 170 | 535 | 33 | 221 | 538 | 55 |
| March | 83 | 211 | 13 | 179 | 379 | 54 |
| April | 47 | 300 | 4 | 104 | 409 | 25 |
| May | 25 | 62 | 3 | 73 | 188 | 6 |
| June | 28 | 64 | 6 | 67 | 267 | 2 |
| July | 17 | 38 | 6 | 73 | 162 | 24 |
| August | 21 | 63 | 6 | 47 | 155 | 12 |
| September | 31 | 92 | 3 | 83 | 240 | 18 |
| October | 92 | 192 | 8 | 164 | 345 | 30 |
| November | 80 | 296 | 8 | 172 | 323 | 24 |
| December | 116 | 492 | 0 | 215 | 684 | 18 |