[Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Dover Town and Port.

  • Dover (England). Town and Port Council.
Date:
1969
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Credit: [Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Dover Town and Port. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Summary of Readings 1957-69 : Meteorological Station St. Radigund's Road Year I.D. S.D. T.S.D. P.S.D. I.D. S.D. T.S.D. P.S.D. 1957 145.83 195.79 341.62 134 No Instrument 1958 125.21 147.27 272.48 118 55 55 1959 153.67 205.24 358.91 133 55 55 1960 123.07 181.72 304.79 148 1 5 1961 122.02 184.78 306.80 151 *42.35 41.78 84.13 99 1962 171.87 177.37 349.24 103 164.29 113.88 278.17 69 1963 167.10 185.53 352.63 111 159.51 120.59 280.10 60 1964 141.65 183.71 325.36 130 155.65 147.71 303.36 95 1965 128.72 176.35 305.07 137 188.83 114.29 303.12 60 1966 120.44 181.52 301.86 150 191.46 143.49 334.95 70 1967 149.32 203.28 352.60 136 209.10 146.18 355.28 70 1968 125.80 177.04 302.84 141 203.89 124.78 328.67 61 1969 98.59 168.34 266.93 171 168.94 121.77 290.71 72 * Three months only Key to abbreviations used in above table : I.D. S. D. T. S.D. P.S.D. tons per square mile R — Rainfall—inches per month — Insoluble Deposits — Soluble Deposits — Total Solids This figure is the proportion of soluble to insol- uble deposits, taking the latter as 100. Normally, in the relatively clean areas the proportion is higher than in the less clean industrial areas. (b) General Observations : Dover Engineering Works : —Complaints were received in re- gard to a large volume of offensive and nauseating yellow smoke and fumes being discharged from the cupolas at the above Works. It was considered that the complaints were undoubtedly justified, and the matter was taken up with the firm. The nuisance was found to be due to the fact that a quantity °f scraP iron from a gas works purifier contained a deposit that pro- duced excessive smoke and fumes when heated. The use of this scrap metal was stopped. However, following a further complaint