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 | HESTON CLINIC | ISLEWORTH CLINIC | HARLEQUIN AVENUE | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Smoke | S.0.2 | Smoke | S.0.2 | Smoke | S.0.2 | Smoke | S.0.2 | |||||||||||||||||
m.a. | h.d.r. | l.d.r. | m.a. | h.d.r. | l.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. | m.a. | h.d.r. | 1.d.r. | m.a. | h.d.r. | 1.d.r. | |
January | 265 | 1360 | 70 | 469 | 1607 | 235 | 244 | 1230 | 40 | 305 | 958 | 77 | 292 | 1480 | 70 | 525 | 881 | 246 | 242 | 1170 | 70 | 375 | 1444 | 54 |
February | 210 | 390 | 90 | 453 | 978 | 157 | 188 | 360 | 50 | 381 | 869 | 112 | 205 | 400 | 60 | 472 | 1101 | 146 | 202 | 360 | 70 | 467 | 1103 | 160 |
March | 62 | 160 | 30 | 126 | 315 | 51 | 50 | 100 | 10 | 95 | 163 | 29 | 56 | 120 | 20 | 155 | 335 | 74 | 61 | 120 | 30 | 133 | 283 | 74 |
April | 85 | 180 | 40 | 204 | 541 | 71 | 66 | 190 | 23 | 163 | 506 | 43 | 81 | 140 | 30 | 253 | 583 | 114 | 92 | 260 | 40 | 214 | 752 | 80 |
May | 27 | 70 | 10 | 58 | 149 | 6 | 24 | 60 | 10 | 73 | 157 | 17 | 37 | 70 | 20 | 104 | 177 | 54 | 48 | 80 | 20 | 95 | 192 | 40 |
June | 24 | 60 | 10 | 86 | 266 | 28 | 20 | 50 | 10 | 69 | 177 | 26 | 21 | 70 | 10 | 95 | 243 | 37 | 40 | 80 | 20 | 85 | 240 | 29 |
July | 40 | 50 | 30 | 96 | 252 | 54 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 73 | 137 | 46 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 83 | 177 | 29 | 40 | 50 | 10 | 63 | 169 | 46 |
August | 24 | 70 | Nil | 85 | 263 | 34 | 24 | 70 | 10 | 70 | 209 | 20 | 27 | 70 | 10 | 97 | 309 | 40 | 46 | 80 | 20 | 98 | 286 | 40 |
September | 51 | 120 | 10 | 117 | 420 | 46 | 41 | 80 | 20 | 92 | 226 | 34 | 55 | 130 | 10 | 135 | 300 | 46 | 65 | 130 | 30 | 143 | 506 | 51 |
October | 68 | 170 | 34 | 125 | 272 | 74 | 56 | 100 | 20 | 83 | 203 | 49 | 61 | 160 | 20 | 132 | 272 | 83 | 82 | 120 | 40 | 133 | 283 | 66 |
November | 128 | 610 | 10 | 184 | 512 | 89 | 117 | 540 | 10 | 113 | 357 | 49 | 114 | 600 | 20 | 198 | 575 | 83 | 135 | 560 | 20 | 195 | 632 | 69- |
December | 191 | 390 | 70 | 221 | 489 | 14 | 142 | 360 | 40 | 214 | 406 | 31 | 196 | 450 | 80 | 386 | 655 | 183 | 201 | 480 | 40 | 360 | 509 | 217 |
m.a. - monthly average. h.d.r. - highest daily reading. l.d.r. - lowest daily reading. |