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
Month of Year | Sulphur Trioxid.Lead Peroxide Method Milligrams per day per 100 square cms | DEPOSIT GAUGES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Annual Rainfall | Tons per Square Mile per Month | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soluble | Insoluble | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jubilee Gardens | Recreation Ground | Hortus Cemetery | New Primary School | Railway Allotments | Hortus Cemetery | New Primary School | Railway Allotments | Hortus Cemetery | New Primary School | Railway Allotments | Hortus Cemetery | New Primary School | Railway Allotments | |||||||||||||||
1955 | 1954 | 1955 | 1954 | 1955 | 1954 | 1955 | 1954 | 1955 | 1954 | 1955 | 1954 | 1955 | 1954 | 1955 | 1954 | 1955 | 1954 | 1955 | 1954 | 1955 | 1954 | 1955 | 1954 | 1955 | 1954 | 1955 | 1954 | |
January | 1.86 | 1.68 | 3.31 | 2.65 | 39 | 22 | 29 | 43 | 4.79 | 3.71 | 6.11 | 7.24 | 7.43 | 4.70 | 4.82 | 13.02 | 12.22 | 8.41 | 10.93 | 20.26 | ||||||||
February | 1.67 | 1 64 | 2.97 | 2.15 | 24 | 49 | 17 | 22 | 4.32 | 12.29 | 2.9 | 4.40 | 5.87 | 12.71 | 3.03 | 9.60 | 10.19 | 25.0 | 5.93 | 14.0 | ||||||||
March | 1.5 | 1.44 | 2.8 | 2.16 | 19 | 53 | 22 | 7.14 | 7.59 | 5.18 | 6.57 | 12.43 | 14.16 | 17.61 | ||||||||||||||
April | 0.7 | 098 | 1.2 | 1.22 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 2.81 | 1.37 | 3.76 | 5.14 | 1023 | 1.5 | 5.37 | 11.62 | 13.04 | 2.87 | 9.13 | 16.76 | ||||||||
May | o.6 | 0.69 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 88 | 52 | 81 | 95 | 19.3 | 16.65 | 15.2 | 12.1 | 8.8 | 12.13 | 6.o | 10.1 | 28.1 | 28.78 | 21.1 | 22.2 | ||||||||
June | 0.5 | 0.41 | 1.3 | 0.60 | 44 | 96 | 41 | 46 | 10.95 | 10.76 | 5.8 | 6.64 | 1862 | 11.29 | 3.1 | 14.49 | 29.57 | 22.05 | 9.1 | 21.13 | ||||||||
July | o.35 | 0.41 | 0.9 | 0.46 | 56 | 4.47 | 4.43 | |||||||||||||||||||||
August | 0.4 | 0.31 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 15 | 85 | 7 | 19 | 7.4 | 8.16 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 11.1 | 5.37 | 6.2 | 13.6 | 18.5 | 1383 | 9.4 | 17.1 | ||||||||
September | 0.35 | 0.54 | 0.7 | 0.46 | 42 | 59 | 18 | 45 | 6.7 | 7.23 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 6.25 | 4.5 | 10.6 | 15.4 | 1348 | 11.2 | 17.3 | ||||||||
October | 1.1 | 0.94 | 1.7 | 0.73 | 89 | 61 | 80 | 87 | 4.5 | 6.78 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 3.07 | 3.4 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 11.2 | 18.7 | |||||||||
November | 1.3 | 1.35 | 2.5 | 1 .65 | 34 | 84 | 31 | 83 | 33 | 85 | 5.1 | 9.58 | 7.2 | 9.27 | 7.0 | 9.11 | 8.5 | 4.71 | 4.0 | 5.02 | 11.1 | 17.28 | 13.6 | 1429 | 11.2 | 1429 | 18.1 | 26.39 |
December | 1.6 | 1.59 | 2.1 | 1.71 | 49 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 45 | 36 | 11.27 | 6.65 | 7.44 | 7.57 | 9.25 | 7.44 | 8. 64 | 3.33 | 4.37 | 3.41 | 9.68 | 9.40 | 19.91 | 998 | 11.81 | 10.98 | 18.92 | 16.84 |
Average for Year | 0.99 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.29 | 41 | 55 | 37 | 59 | 42 | 60 | 7.66 | 7.96 | 6.61 | 8.42 | 6.83 | 8.27 | 9.23 | 6.34 | 4.5 | 4.21 | 11.54 | 13.34 | 16.94 | 14.3 | 11.11 | 12.63 | 18.37 | 25.61 |