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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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AIR POLLUTION
Table I Monthly Deposit Recorded by the Deposit Gauge, and Sulphur Dioxide by the Lead-Peroxide Method, at
Atmospheric Pollution Recording Stations
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town Hall | 77 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 64 | 121 | 105 | 59 | 49 | 8 | 59 |
| * Rain | ||||||||||||
| Insoluble Deposit | 9.5 | 2.6 | 14.8 | 13.4 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 15.2 |
| Soluble Deposit | 6.9 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 12. 1 |
| Sulphur Dioxide (etc ) | 6.0 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 6.2 |
| Buccleuch House | 70 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 57 | 97 | 125 | 57 | 45 | 8 | 59 |
| * Rain | ||||||||||||
| Insoluble Deposit | 8.2 | 4.0 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 11.1 | 6.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 10.9 |
| Soluble Deposit | 6.9 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 10.3 |
| Sulphur Dioxide (etc.) | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Victoia Park | 82 | 7 | - | 30 | 20 | 59 | 107 | 45 | 68 | 50 | 11 | 54 |
| * Rain | ||||||||||||
| Insoluble Deposit | 11.0 | 9.7 | - | 13.4 | 14.6 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 7.5 | 11.7 |
| Soluble Deposit | 8.0 | 6.9 | - | 5.0 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| Sulphur Dioxide (etc.) | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2,3 | 3.2 |
* Rainfall in millimetres per month.
Insoluble deposits and soluble deposits are expressed as rate of deposition in tons per square mile per month.
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."
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