Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Waltham Forest]
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TABLE No.2
MONTHLY AVERAGE SMOKE AND SULPHUR DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS DURING WINTER OF 1965 TO 1966 (expressed in microgrammes per cubic metre)
MONTH | CHINGFORD Municipal Offices, The Ridgeway, E.4. | LEYTON Sidmouth Road, E.10. | WALTHAMSTOW Town Hall, Forest Road, E.17. | ||||||
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Smoke | Sulphur Dioxide | Smoke/S02 Ratio | Smoke | Sulphur Dioxide | Smoke/S02 Ratio | Smoke | Sulphur Dioxide | Smoke/S02 Ratio | |
October 1965 | 81 | 130 | .62 | 127 | 177 | .72 | 83 | 240 | .35 |
November 1965 | 78 | 156 | .50 | 153 | 200 | .77 | 82 | 258 | .32 |
December 1965 | 113 | 219 | .52 | 160 | 272 | .59 | 113 | 385 | .29 |
January 1966 | 121 | 240 | .50 | 230 | 279 | .82 | 109 | 294 | .37 |
February 1966 | 60 | 155 | .39 | 100 | 170 | .59 | 54 | 293 | .18 |
March 1966 | 55 | 153 | .36 | 92 | 191 | .48 | 59 | 304 | .19 |
WINTER AVERAGE | 85 | 176 | .48 | 144 | 215 | .67 | 83 | 296 | .28 |
TABLE No.3
OBSERVATIONS OF GRIT AND DUST-FALL BY STANDARD DEPOSIT GAUGES
Sites of Deposit Gauges | Weight of Deposited Matter expressed in milligrammes per square metre per day. (average for Year ending 31st March) | ||
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1964 | 1965 | 1966 | |
Gas Works, Lea Bridge Road, E.10. | 206 | 178 | 190 |
'Hare and Hounds' P.H., Lea Bridge Road, E.10. | 168 | 129 | 141 |
Health Services Clinic, Granleigh Road, E.11 | 108 | 87 | 91 |
Eton Manor Sports Ground, Temple Mills, E.15. | 98 | 102 | 106 |