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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Rain | 43 | 47 | 18 | 35 | 56 | 119 | 31 | 74 | 45 | 42 | 11 | 67 |
| 8.5 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 7. 2 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 11. 1 | |
| 7.9 | 9.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 8.5 | |
| ø Sulphur Dioxide (etc.) | 6.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.9 |
| * Rain | 50 | 44 | 22 | 40 | 58 | 133 | 40 | 72 | 92 | 92 | 11 | 70 |
| 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 9. 2 | |
| 7.8 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 12.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 6.3 | |
| ø Sulphur Dioxide (etc.) | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 4,0 |
| * Rain | 50 | 58 | 28 | - | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61 |
| 10.9 | 13.8 | 10,9 | - | 10.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19. 2 | |
| 5.8 | 6.4 | 4.6 | - | 4.8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8,7 | |
| ø Sulphur Dioxide (etc.) | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | 2.7 |
| * Rainfall in millimetres per month. | ||||||||||||