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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
Southall 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Atmospheric Pollution Estimation
| Years 1953/1952 | Sulphur Trioxide.Lead Peroxide method. Milligrams per day per 100 square centimetres | deposit gauge | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Month of Year | Jubilee Gardens | Recreation Ground | Rainfall | Tons per square mile per month | ||||||||
| mms. | Insoluble | Soluble | Total | |||||||||
| January | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 |
| 1.62 | 1.75 | 2.03 | 1.76 | 21 | 45 | 4.23 | 4.26 | 2.80 | 3.98 | 7.03 | 8.24 | |
| February | 1.56 | 191 | 2.29 | 1.27 | 31 | 19 | 9.19 | 8.59 | 3.59 | 3.15 | 12.78 | 11.74 |
| March | 2 09 | 1.49 | 3.17 | 1.76 | 10 | 56 | 11.66 | 11.45 | 4.88 | 4.96 | 16.54 | 16.41 |
| April | 093 | 087 | 1.48 | 1.07 | 59 | 42 | 8.06 | 2.04 | 4.69 | 5.08 | 12.75 | 7.13 |
| May | 0.56 | 0.73 | 0.92 | 0.97 | 31 | 29 | 6.76 | 6.46 | 3.55 | 3.44 | 10.31 | 9.90 |
| June | 034 | 046 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 47 | 41 | 6.42 | 11.67 | 2.72 | 5.66 | 9.14 | 17.33 |
| July | 0.30 | 0.57 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 77 | 10 | 8.00 | 3.20 | 4.44 | 2.45 | 12.44 | 5.65 |
| August | 045 | 046 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 52 | 62 | 7.43 | 10.08 | 3.26 | 6.07 | 10.69 | 16.15 |
| September | 1 07 | 059 | 0.83 | 0.99 | 51 | 68 | 7.54 | 9.30 | 3.41 | 4.87 | 10.95 | 14.17 |
| October | 1.01 | 099 | 1.88 | 1.66 | 88 | 58 | 7.01 | 6.64 | 5.04 | 5.06 | 12.05 | 11.70 |
| November | 163 | 280 | 1.70 | 2.83 | 14 | 81 | 2.89 | 6.82 | 3.11 | 6.02 | 6.00 | 12.84 |
| December | 1'54 | 1.88 | No | 2.91 | 14 | 67 | 3.48 | 6.94 | 3.92 | 4.94 | 7.40 | 11.88 |
| figures available | ||||||||||||
| Average for Year | 1.09 | 1.21 | 1.43 | 1.39 | 41 | 48 | 6.89 | 7.29 | 3.78 | 4.64 | 10.67 | 11.93 |
Graph C
Atmospheric Pollution by Sulphur Oxides (Lead Peroxide Method)
Lead Peroxide Gauge at Jubilee Gardens
[Atmospheric Sulphur Dioxide SO3(Mgs/Day/1oo Cms1)]
— Lead Peroxide Gauge at Recreation Ground
[Atmospheric Sulphur Dioxide SO,(Mgs/Day/1oo Cms2)]
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