[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Wigan County Borough.

  • Wigan (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Wigan County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Samples Obtained Food and Drugs .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 219 Water (for chemical analysis) .... .... .... .... .... 15 Water, Milk and Ice-cream (for bacteriological examination) .... 344 Fertilisers and Feeding stuffs .... .... .... .... .... 14 Rag flock .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 5 ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION The figures below indicate the extent of atmospheric pollution in terms of air borne grit. There are two measuring stations located at Ellesmere Road Nursery and Christopher Home. Each station comprises a daily smoke filter and volumetric sulphur dioxide apparatus, a deopsit gauge and a lead peroxide apparatus. There is a further control point consisting of a lead peroxide apparatus at Gidlow Secondary Modern School. It is hoped that the continued effort towards atmospheric pollution will soon be reflected in these readings. A full complement of inspectors has enabled great progress to be made during the year towards the reduction of pollution rather than the measurement of it as in previous years. Deposit Gauge at Wigan Infirmary Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Month -ly Av. Total Solids (tons/sq. mile 28.89 16.76 26.08 11.35 11.85 7.31 11.88 17.32 10.68 9.80 10.20 19.97 15.17 Insoluble Solids (tons/sq. mile 8.97 4.06 7.32 2.82 6.11 3.14 5.82 3.42 3.16 4.06 3.15 4.03 4.67 Domestic Pollution The first smoke control area came into operation on the 1st July and the second on the 1st December, 1962. It is perhaps too early to judge the impact over such a short period of time. As expected the measuring equipment shows no evidence of any reduction in pollution. At the end of the year work was almost completed on the third smoke control area which is in Marsh Green and is expected to cover some 1,600 houses. Operative Smoke Control Areas. Other Date of Acres Dwellings Factories Premises operation No. 1 .... 97 870 1 24 1st July, 1962. No. 2 .... 609 621 3 35 1st December, 1962.