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Fulham 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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Smoke Control Areas
Steady progress was made during the year towards the Council's aim of making the
whole of the Borough subject to Smoke Control Areas as soon as possible.
Confirmation of the second Smoke Control Order was received on the 29th January
and by the 1st October, the operative date of the Order, 1,110 applications for grant
aid had been received.
In accordance with the Council's policy notices were served on householders whose
applications were received after the 1st October to enable grants to be paid and by
the end of the year the total number of applications for Nos. 1 and 2 Smoke Control
Areas was 2 504.
It has also been decided that late applications will only be dealt with in this
way until nine months after the operative dates of Orders, i.e. 30th June.
As soon as the survey of one area is completed, a survey of the next area starts.
Householders are warned by letter that a survey of their area is being made and their
co-operation invited to allow the Council's officers to gain access and ascertain the
facts regarding methods of heating and cooking employed.
The following table shows the position reached to date:-
| No. of Area | STATISTICS | SURVEY | COUNCIL and GOVERNMENT ACTION | CONVERSIONS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acres | Duellings | Premises | Date commenced | Date completed and percentage | Preliminary Approval | Order made F.B.C | Order confirmed | Operative date F. B. C. | Estimated | Actul | |
| 1 | 100 | 3,729 | 3,927 | 21st March 1957 | 24th Oct. 1957 98.2% | 16th Aug. 1957 | 20th Nov. 1957 | 13th March 1958 | 1st Oct. 1958 | 4,015 | |
| 2 | 160 | 5, 520 | 5,827 | 24th Oct. 1957 | 14th Oct. 1958 96.0% | 18th June 1958 | 22nd Oct 1958 | 29th Jan. 1959 | 1st Oct 1959 | 3,685 | |
| 3 | 85 | 2, 276 | 2,423 | 15th Oct. 1958 | 24th Aug 1959 97.8% | 12th May 1959 | 23rd Sep 1959 | 12th Jan 1960 | 1st Oct. 1060 | 2,659 | |
| 4 | 174 | 5,679 | 6,032 | 21st Sep 1959 | |||||||
Fuel Supplies
There was some evidence that there was a shortage of "premium" solid smokeless
fuels such as Cleanglow, Coalite, etc., but no shortage of the locally produced
special gas coke known as GLOCO, which is an excellent domestic fuel. This
possibility has always been stressed but in order to remind householders, the
following message was printed in the three local papers in March:-