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 Southall]
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Atmospheric Pollution Estimation
Years 1954/1953 | 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 | ||||||||||||||
1954 | 1953 | 1954 | 1953 | 1954 | 1953 | 1954 | 1953 | 1954 | 1953 | 1954 | 1953 | ||||||
January | 1.68 | 1.62 | 2.65 | 2.03 | 22 | 21 | 470 | 4.23 | 3.71 | 2.80 | 2.41 | 7.03 | |||||
February | 1.64 | 1.56 | 2.15 | 2.29 | 49 | 31 | 12.71 | 9.19 | 12.29 | 3.59 | 25.00 | 12.78 | |||||
March | 1.344 | 2.09 | 2.16 | 3.17 | 53 | 10 | 6.57 | 11.66 | 7.59 | 4.88 | 14.16 | 16.54 | |||||
April | 0.98 | 0.93 | 1.22 | 1.48 | 7 | 59 | 1.5 | 8.06 | 1.37 | 4.69 | 2.87 | 12.75 | |||||
May | 069 | 0.56 | 1.10 | 0.92 | 52 | 31 | 12.13 | 6.76 | 16.65 | 3.55 | 28.78 | 10.31 | |||||
June | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 96 | 47 | 11.29 | 6.42 | 10.76 | 2.72 | 22.05 | 9.14 | |||||
July | 0.41 | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0.31 | 56 | 77 | 4.43 | 8.00 | 4.47 | 4.44 | 8.9 | 12.44 | |||||
August | 0.31 | 0.45 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 85 | 52 | 5.37 | 7.43 | 8.46 | 3.26 | 13.83 | 10.69 | |||||
September | 0.54 | 1.07 | 0.46 | 0.83 | 59 | 51 | 6.25 | 7.54 | 7.23 | 3.41 | 13.48 | 10.95 | |||||
October | 0.94 | 1.01 | 0.73 | 1.88 | 61 | 88 | 3.07 | 7.01 | 6.78 | 5.04 | 9.85 | 12.05 | |||||
November | 1.35 | 1.63 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 84 | 14 | 4.71 | 2.89 | 9.58 | 3.11 | 14.29 | 6.00 | |||||
December | 1.59 | 1.54 | 1.71 | No figures available | 41 | 14 | 3.33 | 3.48 | 6.65 | 3.92 | 9.98 | 7.40 | |||||
Average for Year | 1.00 | 1.09 | 1.29 | 1.43 | 55 | 41 | 6.34 | 6.89 | 7.96 | 3.78 | 14.3 | 10.67 | |||||
1954 Months of | Tons Per Square Mile per Month | ||||||||||||||||
Insoluble | Soluble | Total | |||||||||||||||
Railway Allotments | New Primary School | Railway Allotments | New Primary School | Railway Allotments | New Primary School | ||||||||||||
November | 17.28 | 5.02 | 9.11 | 9.27 | 26.39 | 14.29 | |||||||||||
December | 9.40 | 3.41 | 7.44 | 7.57 | 16.84 | 10.98 |