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
DEPOSIT GAUGES
Month of Year | Rainfall in mms. | Tons per Square Mile per Month | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Soluble | Insoluble Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
1961 | 1962 | 1961 | 1962 | 1961 | 1962 | 1961 | 1962 | 1961 | 1962 | 1961 | 1962 | 1961 | 1962 | 1961 | 1962 | 1961 | 1962 | 1961 | 1962 | 1961 | 1962 | 1961 | 1962 | |
January | 63.0 | 3.58 | 56 0 | 3.08 | 57.8 | 3.34 | 3.93 | 10.56 | 3.49 | 10.76 | 3.85 | 11.29 | 4.91 | 5.82 | 3.46 | 3.71 | 109 | 12.12 | 8.84 | 16.38 | 6.95 | 14.47 | 14.75 | 23.41 |
February | 54.8 | 0.43 | 50.2 | 0.23 | 50.8 | 0.40 | 1.73 | 10.17 | 1.46 | 3.82 | 2.95 | 5.85 | 4.56 | 5.73 | 3.97 | 2.59 | 10.2 | 4.37 | 6.29 | 15.90 | 5.43 | 6.41 | 12.97 | 8.22 |
March | 3.0 | 1.27 | 2.0 | 1.18 | 1.0 | 1 .33 | 3.62 | 5.05 | 3.94 | 6.12 | 4 .10 | 6.05 | 4.18 | 8.25 | 1.98 | 4.66 | 7.41 | 13.90 | 7.80 | 13.30 | 5.92 | 10.78 | 11.51 | 19.95 |
April | 54.4 | 1.93 | 51.7 | 1.43 | 53.2 | 1.77 | 4.83 | 4.67 | 7.93 | 8.66 | 5.35 | 5.44 | 7.43 | 6.68 | 6.05 | 3.20 | 14.71 | 9.54 | 12.36 | 11.35 | 13.98 | 11.86 | 20.06 | 14.98 |
May | 13.0 | 10.8 | 5.0 | 1.08 | 12.0 | 1.44 | 3.41 | 3.56 | 2.96 | 2.90 | 3.72 | 6.14 | 7.84 | 6.82 | 2.88 | 3.31 | 8.91 | 11.65 | 11.25 | 10.38 | 5.84 | 6.21 | 12.62 | 15.79 |
June | 32.0 | 0.12 | 16.0 | 0.02 | 31 0 | 0.17 | 4.68 | 1.17 | 4.59 | 0.15 | 7.45 | 1.39 | 8.54 | 3.37 | 3.42 | 3.31 | 15.80 | 7.54 | 13.22 | 4.54 | 8.01 | 3.46 | 23.25 | 8.93 |
July | 21 .8 | 2.86 | - | 2.68 | 23.2 | 2.91 | 2.77 | 5.98 | 2.33 | 8.52 | 3.26 | 5.38 | 7.36 | 5.83 | 3.05 | 4.74 | 10.39 | 18.11 | 10.13 | 11.81 | 5.38 | 13.26 | 13.65 | 23.49 |
August | 48.6 | 2.08 | 43.1 | 1.81 | 53.0 | 2.09 | 4.59 | 3.10 | 3.57 | 3.62 | 4.22 | 3.07 | 5.24 | 4.62 | 4.74 | 2.86 | 6.76 | 7.70 | 9.83 | 7.72 | 8.31 | 6.48 | 10.98 | 10.77 |
September | 60.0 | 3.06 | 52.0 | 3.39 | 59.0 | 3.56 | 5.06 | 4.91 | 5.32 | 5.36 | 6.48 | 5.97 | 5.08 | 4.35 | 3.54 | 2.20 | 26.05 | 7.39 | 10.14 | 9.26 | 8.86 | 7.56 | 32.53 | 13.36 |
October | 53.0 | 1.58 | 460 | 1.46 | 50.0 | 1.56 | 3.58 | 1.08 | 4.14 | 1.20 | 4.86 | 6.50 | 8.76 | 6.35 | 2.76 | 2.83 | 12.19 | 7.94 | 12 34 | 7.43 | 6 90 | 4.03 | 17.06 | 14 44 |
November | 55.0 | 1 .58 | 53.0 | 1 .87 | 56.0 | 1 .84 | 8.02 | 7.85 | 2.67 | 7.44 | 7.46 | 10.44 | 5.66 | 8.15 | 3.66 | 3.09 | 6.62 | 7.42 | 12.68 | 16.00 | 6.33 | 10.53 | 14.08 | 17.86 |
December | 72.0 | 1.51 | 73.0 | 1.28 | 73.0 | 1.22 | 9.12 | 5.98 | 9.98 | 5.42 | 10.92 | 6.26 | 6.36 | 5.84 | 3.84 | 3.65 | 23.92 | 6.55 | 15.48 | 11.82 | 13.82 | 9.07 | 34.84 | 12.81 |
Average for year | 44.21 | 1.76 | 37.33 | 1.71 | 43.33 | 1.80 | 4.61 | 5.34 | 4.37 | 5.33 | 5.39 | 5.81 | 6.33 | 5.98 | 3.61 | 3.34 | 12.82 | 9.52 | 10.86 | 11.32 | 7.98 | 8.67 | 18.19 | 15.33 |