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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
Wanstead and Woodford 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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Details of the average monthly readings are given below:—
Woodford (Municipal Offices)
1959
| Smoke (milligrams per 100 cub. metres) | Sulphur Dioxide (Parts per 100 million) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Highest | Average | Highest | |
| January | 34 | 81 | 12.9 | 36.6 |
| February | 32 | 108 | 13.1 | 64.9 |
| March | 15 | 47 | 5.3 | 13.8 |
| April | 11 | 26 | 5.0 | 10.4 |
| May | 4 | 10 | 2.1 | 6.6 |
| June | 3 | 7 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
| July | 1 | 3 | 2.2 | 7.0 |
| August | 31 | 65 | 2.1 | 3.7 |
| September | 4 | 10 | 2.1 | 6.4 |
| October | 9 | 21 | 5.7 | 13.0 |
| November | 17 | 40 | 11.3 | 23.3 |
| December | 18.7 | 47 | 10.9 | 32.5 |
| Smoke (milligrams per 100 cub. metres) | Sulphur Dioxide (Parts per 100 million) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | Highest | Average | Highest | |
| January | 38 | 106 | 15.1 | 43.9 |
| February | 37 | 120 | 14.6 | 61.8 |
| March | 23 | 64 | 7.0 | 14.7 |
| April | 12 | 33 | 5.7 | 11.1 |
| May | 4 | 10 | 2.2 | 7.1 |
| June | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 4.8 |
| July | 2 | 4 | 2.1 | 5.4 |
| August | 3 | 8 | 2.1 | 3.7 |
| September | 4 | 10 | 2.3 | 6.6 |
| October | 10 | 23 | 6.0 | 14.2 |
| November | 20 | 57 | 13.3 | 28.4 |
| December | 23.8 | 65 | 11.5 | 32.9 |