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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
Hackney 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Table of monthly findings from Atmospheric Pollution Recording Stations.
| Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town Hall | ||||||||||||
| * Rain | 19 | 37 | 10 | 52 | 23 | 34 | 91 | 46 | 43 | 87 | 7 | 14 |
| / Insoluble Deposit | 6.82 | 11.79 | 10.63 | 9.13 | 7.63 | 5.08 | 6.33 | 5.96 | 6.07 | 10.69 | 2.59 | 14.67 |
| / Soluble Deposit | 5.70 | 8.02 | 7.55 | 7.90 | 4.25 | 4.34 | 6.47 | 4.57 | 6.55 | 9.01 | 3.69 | 8.38 |
| / Total Solids | 12.52 | 19.81 | 18.18 | 17.03 | 11.88 | 9.42 | 12.80 | 10.53 | 12.62 | 19.70 | 6.28 | 23.05 |
| ø Sulphur Dioxide (etc ), | 4.56 | 2.06 | 3.96 | 2.50 | 2.06 | 1.32 | 1.82 | 1.86 | 2.40 | 3.31 | 5.03 | 5.05 |
| * Rain | – | – | – | – | 41 | 30 | 97 | 46 | 40 | 83 | 8 | 14 |
| / Insoluble Deposit | – | – | – | – | 7.06 | 6.04 | 6.68 | 4.58 | 5.75 | 9.81 | 2.97 | 10.01 |
| / Soluble Deposit | – | – | – | – | 6.70 | 4.02 | 5.15 | 3.07 | 6.16 | 8.50 | 4.93 | 7.97 |
| / Total Solids | – | – | – | – | 13.76 | 10.06 | 11.83 | 7.65 | 11.91 | 18.31 | 7.90 | 17.98 |
| ø Sulphur Dioxide (etc.)., | – | – | – | – | 1.21 | 0.85 | 0.79 | 1.05 | 1.31 | 2.60 | 3.36 | 3.19 |
| * Rain | 21 | 36 | 12 | 58 | 34 | 46 | – | – | 68 | 48 | 36 | 16 |
| / Insoluble Deposit | 10.57 | 10.02 | 17.52 | 15.81 | 19.24 | 20.02 | – | – | 9.02 | 9.41 | 7.97 | 11.60 |
| / Soluble Deposit | 4.18 | 3.68 | 6.39 | 4.46 | 4.00 | 3.04 | – | – | 5.16 | 4.93 | 4.22 | 4.55 |
| / Total Solids | 14.75 | 13.70 | 23.91 | 20.27 | 23.24 | 23.06 | – | – | 14.18 | 14.34 | 12.19 | 16.15 |
| ø Sulphur Dioxide (etc,) | 2.97 | 2,03 | 2, 83 | 1, 45 | 0. 95 | 0.63 | 0.70 | 0.77 | 1.06 | 1.36 | 2.55 | 2.64 |
* Rainfall in millimetres per month.
/ Insoluble deposits, soluble deposits and total solids are expressed as rate of deposition in tons per square mile per month.
ø The amounts of sulphur dioxide are expressed as "milligrams of sulphur trioxide fixed per day per 100 square centimetres
of Batch "A" standard lead peroxide".