London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Southall 1957

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]

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Details of the observations made because of particular subjects of complaint and the
results of these observations can be seen in the following table.
Number of sites of routine observation 5 (3 deposit gauges and 2 lead
peroxide gauges)
Number of complaints of nuisance from 21 complaints re 15 premises
smoke, smell or grit and number of
premises concerned
Number of places kept under observation 14
Number of half-hour observations made 39
Number of times black smoke was detected 8
Total time of black smoke emissions 8¾ minutes
Number of times moderate smoke observed 30
Total time of moderate smoke emissions 265¾ minutes
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