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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Carshalton]
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with Green Wrythe Lane and on the east by the centre of Green Wrythe
Lane from its intersection with Thornton Road to the northern boundary
of the district in Bishopsford Road.
Fifteen complaints were received and dealt with during the year.
The apparatus installed by the Council for measuring atmospheric
pollution gave the following results:—
Deposit Gauges.
| Gauge | Total Solids. Tons per sq. mile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Rainfall (in inches) | Highest Monthly Reading | Lowest Monthly Reading | Average Monthly Reading | ||
| B | 20.64 | 12.08 | 5.88 | 9.15 | |
| (Winchcombe Rd.) | |||||
| C | 23.32 | 14.37 | 7.01 | 10.36 | |
| (Buckhurst Ave.) | |||||
| Gauge B | Gauge C | ||||
| Month | Rainfall in ins. | Total Solids Tons per sq. mile) | Rainfall in ins. | Total Solids Tons( per sq. mile) | |
| January | 2.61 | 11.12 | 2.64 | 10.33 | |
| February | 2.23 | 9.32 | 2.31 | 8.76 | |
| March | 0.36 | 7.24 | 0.59 | 7.01 | |
| April | 1.22 | 7.24 | 1.26 | 10.06 | |
| May | 0.95 | 5.88 | 1.34 | 8.15 | |
| June | 0.83 | 10.64 | 1.54 | 14.37 | |
| July | 1.06 | 6.80 | 1.26 | 12.05 | |
| August | 1.77 | 9.93 | 2.21 | 13.46 | |
| September | 1.77 | 8.37 | 2.01 | 7.96 | |
| October | 2.88 | 10.44 | 2.84 | 9.74 | |
| November | 2.28 | 10.72 | 2.44 | 10.31 | |
| December | 2.68 | 12.08 | 2.88 | 12.10 | |
| Total | 20.64 | 109.78 | 23.32 | 124.30 | |
Smoke and Atmospheric Sulphur Dioxide.
| Month | Smoke | S.O.2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microgrammes per cubic meter | Microgrammes per cubic meter | |||||
| Highest Daily Reading | Lowest Daily Reading | Average Daily Reading | Highest Daily Reading | Lowest Daily Reading | Average Daily Reading | |
| January | 183 | 12 | 55 | 678 | 36 | 149 |
| February | 144 | 12 | 54 | 171 | 35 | 81 |
| March | 315 | 55 | 111 | 94 | 25 | 56 |
| April | 128 | 11 | 37 | 414 | 36 | 127 |
| May | 69 | 7 | 24 | 196 | 43 | 88 |
| June | 92 | 17 | 38 | 203 | 14 | 60 |
| July | 21 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 14 | 30 |
| August | 20 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 16 |
| September | 35 | 1 | 11 | 122 | 8 | 29 |
| October | 193 | 1 | 35 | 78 | 8 | 33 |
| November | 190 | 7 | 66 | 122 | 19 | 57 |
| December | 480 | 10 | 157 | 555 | 41 | 166 |
| Whole Year | 480 | 1 | 50 | 678 | 7 | 74 |
Note :Smoke readings by reflectometer and calculated from tables supplied by D.S.I.R.
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