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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 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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Six complaints with regard to smoke were received and dealt with
during 1960.
The apparatus installed by the Council for measuring atmospheric
pollution gave the following results:—
| Gauge | Total Rainfall (in inches) | Total Solids. Tons per sq. mile | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Monthly Reading | Lowest Monthly Reading | Average Monthly Reading | |||
| B (Winchcombe Rd.) | 27.80 | 14.49 | 8.13 | 10.29 | |
| C (Buckhurst Ave.) | 29.97 | 15.37 | 7.79 | 10.74 | |
| Month | Gauge B | Gauge C | |||
| Rainfall in ins. | Total Solids (Tons per sq. mile) | Rainfall in ins. | Total Solids (Tons per sq. mile) | ||
| January | 1.80 | 8.98 | 1.83 | 8.93 | |
| February | 1.57 | 8.81 | 1.60 | 9.16 | |
| March | 1.60 | 11.73 | 1.82 | 12.39 | |
| April | 0.73 | 8.13 | 0.94 | 10.44 | |
| May | 1.56 | 11.87 | 1.89 | 9.94 | |
| June | 0.69 | 9.48 | 1.00 | 15.14 | |
| July | 2.86 | 9.73 | 3.24 | 9.59 | |
| August | 2.22 | 9.21 | 2.49 | 7.79 | |
| September | 3.06 | 9.38 | 3.46 | 9.70 | |
| October | 4.85 | 14.49 | 4.70 | 12.22 | |
| November | 3.93 | 10.06 | 3.93 | 8.16 | |
| December | 2.93 | 11.56 | 3.07 | 15.37 | |
| Total | 27.80 | 123.43 | 29.97 | 128.83 | |
| Month | Smoke Milligrams per 100 cubic meters | S.O. (Parts per 100 million) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Daily Reading | Lowest Daily Reading | Average Daily Reading | Highest Daily Reading | Lowest Daily Reading | Average Daily Reading | |
| January | 47 | 2 | 13.00 | 20.3 | 2.0 | 7.30 |
| February | 34 | 2 | 10.56 | 12.1 | 2.2 | 6.80 |
| March | 14 | 1 | 7.30 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 5.20 |
| April | 28 | 2 | 6.50 | 13.2 | 1.9 | 4.10 |
| May | 7 | 1 | 3.40 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 4.30 |
| June | 4 | 1 | 2.00 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 2.20 |
| July | 5 | 1 | 2.10 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 1.40 |
| August | 4 | 1 | 1.80 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 1.26 |
| September | 12 | 1 | 3.60 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 1.70 |
| October | 18 | 1 | 8.00 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 2.70 |
| November | 37 | 1 | 8.50 | 13.4 | 1.1 | 3.60 |
| December | 40 | 1 | 13.00 | 23.0 | 1.3 | 10.90 |
| Whole year | 47 | 1 | 6.65 | 23.0 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
Note. Smoke readings by reflectometer and calculated from tables supplied by
D.S.I.R.
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