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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 1960
[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) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - | - | - |