[Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Stockport County Borough.

  • Stockport (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1970
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Credit: [Report 1970] / Medical Officer of Health, Stockport County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CLEAN AIR A total of 134 smoke observations and visits to boiler plants have been made during the year and advice and assistance has been given where necessary. Improved or additional boiler plant has been installed at several industrial and commercial premises in the borougho There were 5 prosecutions during the year in respect of the emission of excessive smoke. The measurement of air pollution by instruments giving a daily measurement of smoke and sulphur dioxide has been continued. Five monitoring stations have been established in the borough, and the following table shows the average concentration of smoke and sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere as recorded by each station during 1970, VOLUMETRIC CONCENTRATION OF SMOKE AND SULPHUR DIOXIDE 1970 Town Hall (Commercial area) N. W„ G, EL Depot Por twood (Industrial area) Longfield School Heaton Moor (Low density residential area] Alexandra Park School Edge ley (High density residental area in smokeless zone) Month Smoke (in Su lphu r Dioxide microgra Smoke Times p« Su 1 p h u r Dioxide ir cubic Smoke Tietre) Su lphur Dioxide Smoke Sulphur Di oxide J anuary 104 239 - - 95 208 64 220 February 74 247 <=> 62 209 33 209 March 71 246 41 202 26 213 -April 35 194 30 139 13 145 8 146 May 24 158 7 112 8 137 4 134 June 47 132 5 113 1 88 3 103 July 50 110 24 80 8 64 12 70 Au gu s t 69 187 39 103 31 136 18 99 September 86 147 39 93 18 62 21 78 October 100 167 39 72 35 75 29 84 November 123 167 75 107 58 117 53 122 December 128 152 88 95 76 131 60 174