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The provisions mainly affecting the Council are contained in
Section 1, which prohibits the emission of dark smoke (except for certain
periods laid down by regulation) and Section 16 which deals with smoke
nuisances.
One offence was observed under the provisions of Section 1 of
the Clean Air Act, 1956. Informal notice was given to the offenders,
and immediate steps to rectify the offence were taken.
During the year eighteen complaints of smoke nuisance were
received, and thirty-eight formal smoke observations were carried out.
Remedial measures by informal action were secured in all cases.
Routine measurement of atmospheric pollution
The Council maintain two atmospheric pollution measuring
stations as follows:-
(1) North Kensington (St. Joseph's Convent, Portobello Road)
(2) South Kensington (Messrs. John Barker's Furniture Depository,
Pembroke Road)
The apparatus at each station consists of a standard deposit
gauge for collecting soluble and insoluble deposits and a lead peroxide
apparatus for measuring the sulphur content of the air. Readings are
taken at each station at the end of each month.
In addition to the above mentioned stations, the Council have
established three smoke measuring stations as follows:-
(1) Public Health Department, Hornton Street, W.8.
(2) Public Library, Ladbroke Grove, W.10.
(3) L.C.C. Welfare Centre, Redcliffe Street, S.W.10.
The equipment at the public health department consists of
a smoke filter and a hydrogen peroxide bubbling apparatus. The smoke
filter measures the daily concentration of smoke suspended in the
atmosphere, and the hydrogen peroxide bubbler extracts the sulphur dioxide
content of the atmosphere. Readings are taken each day, and results are
averaged to produce figures for each calender month.
The equipment at the public library and the welfare centre
consists of smoke filters only. Measurements are taken three times a
week, and daily and monthly averages are calculated from the results.
The following tables set out details of the results obtained
in Kensington during 1959:-