Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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RESULTS OF VOLUMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION Smoke (Micrograms per cu metre): Sulphur Dioxide (Micrograms per cu. metre)
HEALTH DEPARTMENT | HEST0N CLINIC | ISLEW0RTH CLINIC | HARLEQUIN AVENUE | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Smoke | SO 2 | Smoke | SO. 2 | Smoke | S.O.2 | Smoke | S.O.2 | |||||||||||||||||
m. a. | h. d r | l d r. | m a. | h. d. r | 1. d. r. | m a. | h. d r | 1. d. r. | m. a. | h. d r. | 1. d.r. | m a. | h. d. r | l. d r. | m a. | h d r | 1. d. r. | m a. | h d. r. | l.d r | m a. | h d r. | 1. d r | |
January | 142 | 670 | 30 | 207 | 838 | 57 | 123 | 530 | 20 | 124 | 754 | 20 | 122 | 600 | 30 | 210 | 844 | 74 | 132 | 490 | 30 | 211 | 706 | 80 |
February | 112 | 450 | 30 | 180 | 489 | 51 | 114 | 590 | 20 | 130 | 363 | 31 | 96 | 320 | 20 | 184 | 513 | 71 | 113 | 430 | 40 | 182 | 526 | 46 |
March | 148 | 410 | 30 | 179 | 437 | 45 | 114 | 360 | 30 | 158 | 486 | 57 | 95 | 320 | 30 | 183 | 509 | 68 | 118 | 420 | 40 | 201 | 526 | 51 |
April | 54 | 130 | 10 | 128 | 446 | 22 | 50 | 140 | 10 | 94 | 308 | 34 | 53 | 140 | 20 | 130 | 503 | 48 | 61 | 140 | 10 | 143 | 417 | 37 |
May | 34 | 110 | 10 | 75 | 197 | 29 | 26 | 90 | 10 | 63 | 186 | 20 | 38 | 136 | 10 | 87 | 220 | 34 | 47 | 140 | 20 | 90 | 252 | 29 |
June | 23 | 50 | 10 | 87 | 275 | 17 | 20 | 50 | 10 | 58 | 149 | 20 | 18 | 40 | 10 | 79 | 214 | 34 | 32 | 70 | 10 | 89 | 223 | 31 |
July | 23 | 60 | nil | 73 | 183 | 29 | 23 | 50 | 10 | 55 | 154 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 70 | 81 | 235 | 34 | 38 | 70 | 10 | 86 | 215 | 31 |
August | 17 | 50 | nil | 39 | 125 | 17 | 20 | 60 | 10 | 31 | 114 | 14 | 21 | 70 | 10 | 53 | 163 | 28 | 29 | 80 | 10 | 57 | 134 | 25 |
September | 35 | 110 | 10 | 58 | 166 | 23 | 39 | 100 | 10 | 49 | 109 | 23 | 41 | 140 | 10 | 75 | 163 | 37 | 51 | 130 | 20 | 71 | 154 | 37 |
October | 130 | 440 | 20 | 197 | 789 | 66 | 106 | 390 | nil | 160 | 500 | 37 | 122 | 380 | 20 | 237 | 858 | 69 | 127 | 380 | 42 | 235 | 761 | 63 |
November | 208 | 540 | 50 | 245 | 512 | 80 | 180 | 430 | 50 | 212 | 1163 | 40 | 163 | 360 | 40 | 290 | 566 | 89 | 180 | 480 | 50 | 300 | 689 | 132 |
December | 347 | 1140 | 40 | 636 | 2565 | 71 | 213 | 1120 | 30 | 570 | 2505 | 46 | 286 | 1080 | 40 | 802 | 3406 | 94 | 295 | 1160 | 40 | 703 | 2748 | 94 |
m a. - monthly average | h.d. r - highest daily reading | 1 dr - lowest daily reading |