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Table II. Soot- and Dust-Fall in Tons per Square Mile per Month, 

 for some English and Scotch Towns, by Standard Gauge and 

 Method (uncorrected). 



Newcastle-on-Tyne 

 Liverpool .... 

 Paisley ..... 

 Meteorological Office, London 



Ayr 



Kingston-upon-Hull 

 Greenock .... 

 Exeter ..... 



York 



London (Golden Lane) . 



Leith 



Malvern .... 



Total Solids collected. 



Grams. 



6-907 

 6"26i 



6-193 



4-680 

 4-294 

 4-290 



3751 

 3-656 



3"i57 



2-770 



2739 

 0-684 



Tons per 

 sq. mile. 



47 



43 

 42 



31 

 29 

 29 



24 

 24 

 21 

 17 

 17 



4 



Month of 

 Observation. 



April 



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The Liverpool totals, since the observations have been started, 

 were as follows : 



Total Solids collected. 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



normal conditions in the atmosphere, and that only after 

 heavy and long-continued rain can the air we breathe be con- 

 sidered clean and free from solid impurities. The committee 

 in charge of the observations is trusting, therefore, that the 

 information gained as to the character and amount of atmo- 

 spheric pollution in the various cities and towns where 

 gauges are installed will arouse great interest on the subject, 

 and will lead to greater efforts on the part of the local autho- 

 rities to abate smoke and to secure a cleaner and more healthy 

 atmosphere. 



Germany 



The most notable work in furtherance of smoke abatement 

 in Germany is being carried on by the " Verein filr Feuerungs- 



