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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Month of Year | Rainfall in mms. | Tons per Square Mile per Month | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
1962 | 1963 | 1962 | 1963 | 1962 | 1963 | 1962 | 1963 | 1962 | 1963 | 1962 | 1963 | 1962 | 1963 | 1962 | 1963 | 1962 | 1963 | 1962 | 1963 | 1962 | 1963 | 1962 | 1963 | |
January | 3.58 | 0.47 | 3.08 | 0.22 | 3.34 | 0.44 | 10.56 | 5.97 | 10.77 | 5.87 | 11.29 | 7.84 | 5.82 | 2.19 | 3.71 | 1.81 | 12.12 | 2.38 | 16.38 | 8 16 | 14.47 | 7.68 | 23.41 | 10.22 |
February | 0.43 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 10.17 | 2.36 | 3.82 | 2.86 | 5.85 | 2.57 | 5.73 | 2.16 | 2.59 | 1.52 | 4.37 | 4.90 | 15.90 | 4.52 | 6.41 | 4.38 | 8.22 | 7.47 |
March | 1.27 | 2.62 | 1.18 | 2.32 | 1.33 | 2.45 | 5.05 | 6.41 | 6.12 | 7.80 | 6.05 | 7.80 | 8.25 | 13.20 | 4.66 | 9.42 | 13.90 | 18.45 | 13.30 | 19.61 | 10.78 | 17.20 | 19.95 | 26.25 |
April | 1.93 | 1.76 | 1.43 | 1.91 | 1.77 | -† | 4.67 | 5.00 | 8.66 | 5.74 | 5.44 | -† | 6.68 | 5.60 | 3.20 | 4.60 | 9.54 | -† | 11.35 | 10.60 | 11.86 | 10.34 | 14.98 | -† |
May | 1.08 | 1.37 | 1.08 | 1.25 | 1.44 | 1.38 | 3.56 | 2.53 | 2.90 | 2.11 | 6.14 | 6.22 | 6.82 | 5.17 | 3.31 | 2.44 | 11.65 | 7.05 | 10.38 | 7.70 | 6.21 | 4.55 | 15.79 | 13.27 |
June | 0.12 | 1.97 | 0.02 | 1.68 | 0.17 | 1.77 | 1.17 | 5.94 | 0.15 | 5.32 | 1.39 | 4.20 | 3.37 | 7.24 | 3.31 | 4.15 | 7.54 | 12.38 | 4.54 | 13.18 | 3.46 | 9.47 | 8.93 | 16.58 |
July | 2.86 | 0.98 | 2.68 | 0.68 | 2.91 | 1.15 | 5.98 | 2.13 | 8.52 | 2.74 | 5.38 | 2.94 | 5.83 | 2.03 | 4.74 | 1.25 | 18.11 | 7.64 | 11.81 | 4.16 | 13.26 | 3.99 | 23.49 | 10.58 |
August | 2.08 | 2.42 | 1.81 | 2.31 | 2.09 | 2.83 | 3.10 | 3.91 | 3.62 | 4.91 | 3.07 | 5.55 | 4.62 | 4.31 | 2.86 | 3.83 | 7.70 | 12.16 | 7.72 | 8.22 | 6.48 | 8.74 | 10.77 | 17.71 |
September | 3.06 | 1.17 | 3.39 | 1.60 | 3.56 | 1.63 | 4.91 | 3.41 | 5.36 | 3.39 | 5.97 | 3.65 | 4.35 | 2.44 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 7.39 | 4.34 | 9.26 | 5.85 | 7.56 | 5.59 | 13.36 | 7.99 |
October | 1.58 | 1.62 | 1.46 | 1.40 | 1.56 | 1.38 | 1.08 | 4.62 | 1.20 | 3.67 | 6.50 | 3.09 | 6.35 | 3.41 | 2.83 | 3.12 | 7.94 | 9.70 | 7.43 | 8.03 | 4.03 | 6.79 | 14.44 | 12.79 |
November | 1.58 | 3.40 | 1.87 | 2.32 | 1.84 | 4.09 | 7.85 | 6.87 | 7.44 | 5.93 | 10.44 | 8.23 | 8.15 | 2.59 | 3.09 | 2.81 | 7.42 | 9.93 | 16.00 | 9.46 | 10.53 | 8.74 | 17.86 | 18.16 |
December | 1.51 | 0.67 | 1.28 | 0.12 | 1.22 | 0.71 | 5.98 | 4.24 | 5.42 | 3.56 | 6.26 | 4.99 | 4.84 | 2.80 | 3.65 | 1.58 | 6.55 | 5.20 | 11.82 | 7.04 | 9.07 | 5.14 | 12.81 | 10.19 |
Average for Year | 1.76 | 1.55 | 1.71 | 1.33 | 1.80 | 1.82 | 5.34 | 4.45 | 5.33 | 4.50 | 5.81 | 5.19 | 5.98 | 4.43 | 3.34 | 3.22 | 9.52 | 8.56 | 11.32 | 8.88 | 8.67 | 7.72 | 15.33 | 13.75 |
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