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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
Merton and Morden 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]
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TABLE 1
| Period commencing | LOMBARD ROAD | GRAND DRIVE CLINIC | MORDEN FARM SCHOOL | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke | Sulphur Dioxide | Smoke | Sulphur Dioxide | Smoke | Sulphur Dioxide | |||||||
| Highest | Lowest | Highest | Lowest | Highest | Lowest | Highest | Lowest | Highest | Lowest | Highest | Lowest | |
| Jan. 1st | 956 | 52 | 761 | 170 | — | — | — | — | 1035 | 50 | 1359 | 186 |
| Feb. 5th | 428 | 98 | 871 | 293 | 583 | — | 683 | — | 351 | 72 | 518 | 94 |
| March 5th | 323 | 23 | 420 | 120 | 122 | 19 | 207 | 63 | 180 | 27 | 218 | 69 |
| April 2nd | 151 | 9 | 449 | 40 | 162 | 12 | 370 | 53 | 171 | 23 | 375 | 40 |
| April 30th | 109 | 6 | 219 | 39 | 67 | 1 | 127 | 29 | 57 | 6 | 135 | 34 |
| May 28th | 154 | 5 | 335 | 27 | 75 | 2 | 251 | 24 | 67 | 4 | 236 | 6 |
| July 2nd | 64 | 4 | 233 | 27 | 43 | 6 | 103 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 78 | 18 |
| July 30th | 85 | 3 | 196 | 20 | 39 | 3 | 130 | 28 | — | — | — | — |
| Sept. 3rd | 125 | 27 | 236 | 41 | 73 | 7 | 175 | 37 | 81 | 4 | 158 | 25 |
| Oct. 1st | 192 | 27 | 255 | 20 | 165 | 19 | 203 | 63 | 163 | 14 | 183 | 31 |
| Oct. 29th | 507 | 14 | 371 | 19 | 598 | 4 | 433 | 34 | 281 | 3 | 778 | 37 |
| Dec. 3rd | 749 | 53 | 911 | 26 | 418 | 98 | 1994 | 108 | 386 | 62 | 558 | 53 |
TABLE 2
| Month | Carshalton and Merton and Morden Joint Cemetery Board | Bandstand Roof Morden Park | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1962 | 1963 | 1962 | |
| January | 27.66 | 9.43 | 20.98 | - |
| February | 6.51 | - | ||
| March | — | 11.81 | — | — |
| April | 10.94 | 9.34 | 10.37 | 10.84 |
| May | 11.58 | 10.10 | 9.17 | 9.67 |
| June | 8.90 | 9.50 | 7.34 | 9.64 |
| July | 5.36 | 9.30 | 4.60 | 8.23 |
| August | 10.17 | 5.87 | 7.43 | 6.13 |
| September | 7.60 | 7.27 | 5.53 | 5.70 |
| October | 10.23 | 21.01 | 4.90 | 7.23 |
| November | 8.67 | 9.67 | 10.04 | 8.41 |
| December | 8.07 | 13.83 | 10.91 | 10.49 |
| Monthly average | 9.93 | 10.305 | 8.29 | 8.482 |
| ANNUAL TOTALS | 11911 | 123.66 | 99.56 | 101.784 |
| tons | tons | tons | tons | |
The gauge in the Cemetery ground is North-east of the Refuse
Disposal works and hence in line of the prevailing wind. The increase
over the other gauge is noticeable but may be due in part to other
factors, i.e. the nearby industrial area South of the gauge and the builtup
area.
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