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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
Sutton and Cheam 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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The following table gives a summary of the dally readings taken during the year 1959.
| Smoke (Milligrams per 100 cu.metres) | Sulphur Dioxide (Parts per 100 million) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Dally Reading | Lowest Dally Reading | Average Dally Reading | Highest Dally Reading | Lowest Dally Reading | Average Dally Reading | |
| January | 129 | 1 | 31 | 54.1 | 0.2 | 12.4 |
| February | 100 | 2 | 21 | 37.1 | 2.4 | 10.6 |
| March | 28 | T | 9 | 12.7 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| April | 15 | T | 4 | 11.5 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| May | 8 | 1 | 3 | 10.2 | 1.4 | 4.0 |
| June | 3 | T | 1 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| July | 3 | T | 1 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| August | 3 | T | 1 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| September | 10 | 1 | 3 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 4.5 |
| October | 14 | Nil | 4 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| November | 78 | 1 | 15 | 30.1 | 1.2 | 6.5 |
| December | 31 | 1 | 5 | 17.8 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| Whole year | 129 | Nil | 8 | 54.1 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
N. B. T = Trace
Smoke Control Areas
As regards the Clean Air Act, 1956, the Council decided to
take no action until such time as the Minister of Housing and
Local Government defines specifically the areas which are to be
considered black areas.
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