London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall]
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Atmospheric Pollution Estimation
| Month of Year | Sulphur Trioxide Lead Peroxide Method, Milligrams per day per 100 sq. cms. | DEPOSIT GAUGES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall in mms. | Tons per Square Mile per Month | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soluble | Insoluble | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recreation Ground | Railway Allotments | Hortus Cemetery | Dormers Wells School | Railway Allotments | Hortus Cemetery | Dormers Wells School | Railway Allotments | Hortus Cemetery | Dormers Wells School | Railway Allotments | Hortus Cemetery | Dormers Wells School | Railway Allotments | |||||||||||||||
| 1960 | 1961 | 1960 | 1961 | 1960 | 1961 | 1960 | 1961 | I960 | 1961 | 1960 | 1961 | 1960 | 1961 | 1960 | 1961 | 1960 | 1961 | 1960 | 1961 | 1960 | 1961 | 1960 | 1961 | 1960 | 1961 | 1960 | 1961 | |
| January | 3.36 | 2.29 | 3.89 | 2.69 | 44.0 | 63.0 | 38.0 | 56.0 | 45.0 | 57.8 | 5.94 | 3.93 | 2.73 | 3.49 | 2.85 | 3.85 | 7.06 | 4.91 | 3.36 | 3.46 | 10.35 | 10.9 | 13.0 | 8.84 | 6.09 | 6.95 | 13.20 | 14.75 |
| February | 2.44 | 1.99 | 3.51 | 2.89 | 49.0 | 54.8 | 42.0 | 50.2 | 4/.0 | 50.8 | 1.25 | 1.73 | 5.60 | 1.46 | — | 2.95 | 5.65 | 4.56 | 3.36 | 3.97 | 11.45 | 10.2 | 6.9 | 6.29 | 8.96 | 5.43 | — | 12.97 |
| March | 3.43 | 2.26 | 3.71 | 2.58 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 28.0 | 2.0 | 38.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.62 | 4.46 | 3.94 | 6.30 | 4.10 | 4.0 | 4.18 | 4.04 | 1.98 | 16.5 | 7.41 | 8.0 | 7.80 | 8.50 | 5.92 | 22.8 | 11.51 |
| April | 0.74 | 1.68 | 1.50 | 2.76 | 10.5 | 54.4 | 4.54 | 51.7 | 13.6 | 53.2 | 7.0 | 4.83 | 3.24 | 7.93 | 8.10 | 5.35 | 8.95 | 7 43 | 2.82 | 6.05 | 7.9 | 14.71 | 10.95 | 12.36 | 6.06 | 13.98 | 16.0 | 20.06 |
| May | 1.50 | 0.97 | 1.93 | 1.36 | 49.0 | 13.0 | 37.0 | 5.0 | 47.0 | 12.0 | 4.56 | 3.41 | 4.56 | 2.96 | 6.30 | 3.72 | 8.60 | 7.84 | 5.64 | 2.88 | 10.43 | 8.91 | 13.16 | 11.25 | 10.20 | 5.84 | 16.73 | 12.62 |
| June | 1.04 | 0.83 | 1.60 | 1.07 | 21.0 | 32.0 | 29.0 | 16.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 3.5 | 4.68 | 3.20 | 4.59 | 4.20 | 7.45 | 5.10 | 8.54 | 7.5 | 3.42 | 11.7 | 15.80 | 8.60 | 13.22 | 10.70 | 8.01 | 15.9 | 23.25 |
| July | 0.43 | 1.09 | 1.35 | 0.80 | 72.19 | 21.8 | 68.8 | — | 74.91 | 23.2 | 3.65 | 2.77 | 4.59 | 2.33 | 4.36 | 3.26 | 3.36 | 7.36 | 3.75 | 3.05 | 13.1 | 10.39 | 7.01 | 10.13 | 8.34 | 5.38 | 17.46 | 13.65 |
| August | 0.48 | 0.69 | 1.23 | 1.03 | 56.2 | 48.6 | 59.3 | 43.1 | 68.5 | 53.0 | 3.60 | 4.59 | 4.30 | 3.57 | 3.70 | 4.22 | 9.20 | 5.24 | 3.74 | 4.74 | 10.1 | 6.76 | 12.8 | 9.83 | 8.04 | 8.31 | 13.8 | 10.98 |
| September | 1.40 | 1.26 | 2.01 | 2.46 | 86.6 | 60.0 | 83.6 | 52.0 | 89.0 | 59.0 | 4.80 | 5.06 | 4.88 | 5.32 | 5.30 | 6.48 | 6.04 | 5.08 | 3.18 | 3.54 | 8.74 | 26.05 | 10.84 | 10.14 | 8.06 | 8.86 | 14.04 | 32.53 |
| October | 2.10 | 1.9 | 2.64 | 2.33 | 158.0 | 53.0 | 135.4 | 46.0 | 137.0 | 50.0 | 10.6 | 3.58 | 7.66 | 4.14 | 8.65 | 4.86 | 4.7 | 8.76 | 3.94 | 2.76 | 9.9 | 12.19 | 15.3 | 12.34 | 11.60 | 6.90 | 18.60 | 17.06 |
| November | 1.61 | 2.3 | 3.18 | 2.67 | 91.0 | 55.0 | 83.0 | 53.0 | 88.6 | 56.0 | 5.3 | 8.02 | 6.02 | 2.67 | 6.12 | 7.46 | 2.32 | 5.66 | 2.68 | 3.66 | 12.48 | 6.62 | 7.62 | 12.68 | 8.70 | 6.33 | 18.60 | 14.08 |
| December | 2.66 | 3.2 | 2.72 | 3.41 | 41.0 | 72.0 | 47.0 | 73.0 | 46.0 | 73.0 | — | 9.12 | 4.96 | 9.98 | 10.63 | 10.92 | 2.36 | 6.36 | 5.40 | 3.84 | 2.62 | 23.92 | 9.52 | 15.48 | 10.36 | 13.82 | 12.65 | 34.84 |
| Average for year | 1.76 | 1.69 | 2.43 | 2.17 | 56.84 | 44.21 | 56.3 | 37.33 | 6.3 | 43.33 | 4.4 | 4.61 | 4.68 | 4.37 | 6.04 | 5.39 | 5.61 | 6.33 | 4.11 | 3.61 | 10.43 | 12.82 | 10.3 | 10.86 | 8.8 | 7.98 | 16.34 | 18.19 |