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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 1960
[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. | Sep. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toun Hall | ||||||||||||
| * Rain | 35 | 45 | 36 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 46 | 58 | 99 | 136 | 89 | Sample spoiled |
| ƒ Insoluble Deposit | 7 5 | 9.9 | 13. 3 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 10. 2 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 8 5 | |
| ƒSoluble Deposit | 6. 4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 4. 4 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 14.7 | 12.1 | |
| ¢ Sulphur Dioxide etc. | 4 6 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 | |
| Buccleach House | ||||||||||||
| * Rain | 38 | 45 | 31 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 60 | 60 | 100 | 121 | 89 | 60 |
| ƒ Insoluble Deposit | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 11 | 9.3 | 6 | 6 | 4.1 | 8.1 | 7. 3 | 7.7 |
| ƒ Soluble Deposit | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 12.5 | 8.8 | 11.4 |
| ¢ ulphur Dioxide etc. . | 4. 5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Victoria Park | ||||||||||||
| * Rain | 39 | 48 | 43 | 12 | 55 | 48 | ||||||
| ƒ Insoluble Deposit | 9. 2 | 8. 4 | 11.4 | 5.9 | 10.7 | 8.8 | ||||||
| ƒ Soluble Deposit | 4.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.9 | ||||||
| ¢Sulphur Dioxide etc. | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | ||||||
* Rainfall in millimetres per month.
ƒ 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".