London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Carshalton 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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| Month | Gauge A | Gauge B | Gauge C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall in ins. | Total Solids (Tons per sq. mile) | Rainfall in ins. | Total Solids (Tons per sq. mile) | Rainfall in ins. | Total Solids (Tons per sq. mile) | |
| January | 2.16 | 18.77 | 1.93 | 18.22 | 0.97 | 10.51 |
| February | 1.21 | 9.84 | 1.12 | 7.65 | 1.42 | 7.82 |
| March | 0.85 | 14.04 | 0.80 | 11.56 | 0.87 | 6.92 |
| April | 0.45 | 9.27 | 0.48 | 8.63 | 0.50 | 13.10 |
| May | 2.98 | 9.17 | 2.88 | 9.48 | 3.09 | 11.10 |
| June | 1.47 | 16.50 | 1.31 | 10.98 | 0.80 | 10.23 |
| July | Nil | 9.31 | 0.01 | 8.06 | 0.06 | 11.31 |
| August | 1.19 | 11.64 | 1.00 | 9.79 | 1.35 | 18.70 |
| September | 1.55 | 5.94 | 1.52 | 9.56 | 1.76 | 7.29 |
| October | 2.83 | 10.84 | 2.78 | 8.94 | 3.01 | 16.51 |
| November | 0.41 | 7.21 | 0.65 | 8.84 | 0.57 | 10.30 |
| December | 1.99 | 11.44 | 2.02 | 10.47 | 2.17 | 13.96 |
Smoke and Atmospheric Sulphur Dioxide.
| Smoke (Milligrams per 100 cubic metres) | s.o.2. (Parts per 100 million) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Reading | Lowest Reading | Average Reading | Highest Reading | Lowest Reading | Average Reading | |
| January | 42.09 | 4.10 | 13.36 | 13.43 | 1.75 | 4.24 |
| February | 60.45 | 5.07 | 21.55 | 11.62 | 1.11 | 4.33 |
| March | 50.57 | 4.18 | 20.44 | 19.61 | 1.05 | 6.60 |
| April | 30.10 | 0.99 | 7.46 | 11.30 | 0.21 | 2.75 |
| May | 9.63 | 0.23 | 3.10 | 3.42 | 0.23 | 1.12 |
| June | 5.17 | 1.07 | 2.14 | 6.71 | 0.25 | 1.50 |
| July | 10.30 | 0.87 | 3.85 | 3.71 | 0.18 | 1.43 |
| August | 12.90 | 1.29 | 3.81 | 4.39 | 0.28 | 1.58 |
| September | 6.40 | 0.20 | 2.27 | 1.76 | 0.20 | 0.60 |
| October | 28.21 | 2.08 | 11.31 | 8.34 | 0.20 | 3.31 |
| November | 48.17 | 0,98 | 16.85 | 13.14 | 0.68 | 6.22 |
| December | 56.67 | 2.85 | 13.57 | 10.46 | 0.42 | 3.84 |
Twenty-one complaints were received and dealt with during the year.
Several residents in the St. Helier South Ward complained of excessive
deposit of grit in that area and an exhaustive investigation was made
involving the chemical analysis of deposits collected at selected sites in the
area. Examination of the reports provided no evidence that such atmospheric
deposits as were found emanated from any particular source and
the most feasible interpretation of the findings was that domestic smoke
was the cause of the complaint.
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949
The work of eradication of rats and mice is carried out in accordance
with arrangements agreed with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Food.
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