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 Sutton and Cheam]
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The following table gives a summary of the daily readings taken during the year 1960. The 1959 annual figures are shewn for comparison purposes at the foot of the table.
Smoke (Milligrams per 100 cu metres) | Sulphur Dioxide (Parts per 100 million) | |||||
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Highest. Daily Reading | Lowest Daily Reading | Average Daily Reading | Highest Daily Reading | Lowest Daily Reading | Average Daily Reading | |
January | 62 | Nil | 15 | 28.6 | 1.1 | 7.9 |
February | 39 | 1 | 11 | 15.6 | 1.1 | 6.6 |
March | 17 | Nil | 7 | 12.3 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
*April | 36 | 1 | 7 | 20.4 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
May | 6 | Nil | 3 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
June | 5 | Nil | 1 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
July | 2 | Nil | 1 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
August | 3 | Nil | 1 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.07 |
September | 10 | Nil | 3 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
October | 13 | Nil | 5 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
November | 33 | Nil | 5 | 16.6 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
December | 29 | Nil | 10 | 25.0 | 0.8 | 7.1 |
Whole year | 62 | Nil | 6 | 28.6 | 0.2 | 4.1 |
1959 | 129 | Nil | 8 | 54.1 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
* 22 days' observations
Type of Sample | Number of Samples Examined | Unsatisfactory Samples | ||||
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Formal | Informal | Total | Formal | Informal | Total | |
Almond Flavour | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Almonds-cut | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Almonds-ground | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
Antiseptic Lozenges | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Apples | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Apple Sauce | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
Carried forward | - | 7 | 7 | - | - | - |