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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Table of monthly findings from Atmospheric Pollution Recording Stations
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town Hall | ||||||||||||
| * Rain | 22 | 51 | 38 | 4 | 37 | 82 | 62 | 65 | 31 | 57 | 72 | 32 |
| †Insoluble Deposit | 6.74 | 17.74 | 9.79 | 2.30 | 12.70 | 7.12 | 4.91 | 5.15 | 7.00 | 7.81 | 8.91 | 4.52 |
| † Soluble Deposit | 6.19 | 13.01 | 6.70 | 1.85 | 7.56 | 6.16 | 5.69 | 5.07 | 6.10 | 5.69 | 9,71 | 5.22 |
| † Total Solids | 12.93 | 30.75 | 16.49 | 4.15 | 20.26 | 13.28 | 10.60 | 10.22 | 13.10 | 13.50 | 18.62 | 9.74 |
| øSulphur Dioxide (etc.) | 3.69 | 5.19 | 4.19 | 2.58 | 2.51 | 1.98 | 1.57 | 1.63 | 2.84 | 4.08 | 5.58 | 5.77 |
| Buccleuch House | ||||||||||||
| * Rain | 19 | 56 | 45 | 7 | 42 | 77 | 65 | 74 | 41 | 51 | 71 | 37 |
| † Insoluble Deposit | 9.68 | 15.31 | 8.47 | 2.22 | 11.26 | 4.43 | 3.67 | 4.34 | 6.00 | 5.83 | 7.67 | 4.36 |
| † Soluble Deposit | 6.81 | 13.29 | 5.83 | 1.77 | 4.96 | 4.83 | 4.73 | 5.63 | 5.34 | 5.00 | 9.89 | 6.40 |
| † Total Solids | 16.49 | 28.60 | 14.30 | 3.99 | 16.22 | 9.26 | 8.40 | 9.97 | 11.34 | 10.83 | 17.56 | 10.76 |
| ø Sulphur Dioxide (etc.) | 3.33 | 3.15 | 2.40 | 1.65 | 1.48 | 1.79 | 0.95 | 1.07 | 1.31 | 2.09 | 3.65 | 3.39 |
| Victoria Park | ||||||||||||
| * Rain | 28 | 49 | 51 | 7 | 46 | 76 | 69 | 79 | 50 | 60 | 84 | 31 |
| † Insoluble Deposit . | 8.56 | 17.45 | 10.24 | 7.16 | 6.72 | 8.79 | 7.21 | 9.96 | 24.21 | 8.08 | 10.33 | 9.34 |
| † Soluble Deposit | 3.51 | 7.13 | 4.70 | 2.24 | 4.94 | 4.39 | 3.94 | 4.47 | 4.82 | 5.19 | 8.97 | 7.17 |
| † Total Sol ids | 12.07 | 24.58 | 14.94 | 9 40 | 11.66 | 13.18 | 11.15 | 14.43 | 29.03 | 13.27 | 19.30 | 16.51 |
| ø Sulphur Dioxide (etc. ) | 2.97 | 2.48 | 2.21 | 1.58 | 1.20 | 0.92 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 1.22 | 1.80 | 2.42 | 1.81 |
* 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,
øThe amounts of sulphur dioxide are expressed as "milligrams of sulphur trioxide
fixed per day per 100 square centimetres of Batch "A" standard lead peroxide".