Air pollution in Belfast

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to compare the average levels of air pollution present in different areas of Belfast during the five-year period commencing 1st January, 1961, and to examine these levels in relation to the mortality rates from bronchitis which occurred in the central and in the peripheral wards or part-wards of the city during the same five-year period. An assessment is made of the smoking habits of persons resident in Belfast and the effects of these smoking habits upon mortality from bronchitis is discussed.