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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
Ilford 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Smoke Observation Records—January, 1958 to December, 1958
| Average daily concentrations of:— | Mg. of SO3/ day collected by 100 sq. cm. of Batch A PbO2 (louvered cover) | Monthly Deposits | Tons per sq. mile | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE in mg. per cubic metre | SULPHUR DI OXIDE in parts per 100 million | Water (litres) | PH Value | Water Insoluble matter | Ash | Other Combustible matter | Water Soluble matter | SO4 | ||
| Station No. 1 | ||||||||||
| Gantshill Library 1958 January | 0.34 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 3.35 | 3.9 | 9.67 | 4.16 | 5.51 | 7.59 | 1.71 |
| February | 0.15 | 7.04 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 10.43 | 6.20 | 4.23 | 8.28 | 1.74 |
| March | 0.21 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 1.65 | 4.5 | 6.37 | 4.36 | 2.01 | 5.67 | 1.17 |
| April | 0.17 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 3.10 | 4.3 | 6.68 | 2.92 | 3.76 | 5.84 | 1.17 |
| May | 0.05 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 7.82 | 4.8-! | 2.98 | 7.32 | 0.67 |
| June | 0.04 | 2.0 | 0.47 | 9.90 | 4.5 | 1.27 | 0.13 | 1.14 | 8.49 | 1.78 |
| July | 0.03 | 1.8 | 0.87 | 3.80 | 4.2 | 4.40 | 2.42 | 1.98 | 7.35 | 2.05 |
| August | 0.03 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 6.35 | 6.0 | 6.43 | 3.40 | 3.03 | 7.21 | 3.30 |
| September | 0.04 | 1.02 | 1.2 | 8.05 | 3.6 | 5.30 | 3.35 | 1.95 | 11.01 | 3.79 |
| October | 0.14 | 2.04 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 5.84 | 3.14 | 2.70 | 7.20 | 3.67 |
| November | 0.37 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 3.20 | 2.10 | 1.10 | 4.30 | 1.33 |
| December | 0.35 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 5.30 | 4.5 | 7.87 | 5.64 | 2.23 | 8.97 | 2.90 |
| Station No. 2. | ||||||||||
| John Bramston School 1958 January | 0.24 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 6.21 | 3.76 | 2.45 | 8.19 | 1.88 |
| February | 0.13 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 7.63 | 4.84 | 2.79 | 6.61 | 1.34 |
| March | 0.12 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 1.35 | 4.5 | 4.56 | 3.12 | 1.44 | 4.39 | 0.57 |
| April | 0.12 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 2.40 | 4.0 | 4.70 | 1.91 | 2.79 | 4.50 | 0.97 |
| May | 0.03 | 2.4 | 0.49 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 7.08 | 4.26 | 2.82 | 6.48 | 1.28 |
| June | 0.03 | 1.6 | 0.71 | 8.60 | 4.4 | 4.09 | 1.61 | 2.48 | 7.28 | 1.68 |
| July | 0.02 | 1.7 | 0.59 | 4.20 | 4.5 | 7.32 | 4.10 | 3.22 | 9.70 | 2.45 |
| August | 0.03 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 6.80 | 4.5 | 3.76 | 2.01 | 1.75 | 6.58 | 3.56 |
| September | 0.02 | 1.03 | 1.5 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 5.10 | 3.66 | 1.44 | 6.54 | 2.82 |
| October | 0.08 | 3.21 | 2.0 | 6.35 | 4.2 | 4.06 | 2.08 | 1.98 | 7.14 | 3.96 |
| November | 0.28 | 4.02 | 1.9 | 0.85 | 3.7 | 1.61 | 1.14 | 0.47 | 3.53 | 1.07 |
| December | 0.15 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.53 | 3.36 | 1.17 | 7.85 | 2.58 |
| Station No. 3. | ||||||||||
| Ilford Town Hall 1958 January | 0.42 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 1.95 | 3.6 | 9.10 | 5.67 | 3.43 | 8.24 | 0.67 |
| February | 0.21 | 12.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 11.94 | 6.17 | 5.77 | 8.67 | 2.23 |
| March | 0.31 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 1.15 | 4.2 | 2.57 | 0.67 | 1.90 | 5.97 | 1.23 |
| April | 0.20 | 8.92 | 2.3 | 2.60 | 4.1 | 6.30 | 0.77 | 5.53 | 7.70 | 1.67 |
| May | 0.60 | 6.5 | 0.84 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 2.80 | 1.67 | 1.13 | 6.67 | 1.60 |
| June | 0.05 | 3.3 | 0.94 | 8.80 | 4.4 | 7.80 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 10.43 | 2.80 |
| July | 0.05 | 3.4 | 0.73 | 2.25 | 4.2 | 4.97 | 2.63 | 2.34 | 6.54 | 2.00 |
| August | 0.05 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 5.20 | 4.5 | 9.06 | 4.63 | 4.43 | 7.18 | 3.32 |
| September | 0.04 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 5.97 | 3.20 | 2.77 | 8.34 | 3.03 |
| October | 0.13 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 6.71 | 3.39 | 3.32 | 9.19 | 2.92 |
| November | 0.51 | 14.3 | 3.3 | 0.75 | 3.9 | 4.80 | 2.32 | 2.48 | 5.00 | 1.58 |
| December | 0.32 | 15.1 | 4.4 | 4.10 | 4.2 | 8.05 | 4.93 | 3.12 | 9.30 | 3.86 |