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CLEAH AIB ACT„ 1956 - SMOKE CONTROL AREAS
Smoke Control Area No.15 covering a part of Wallington was confirmed
by the Minister of Housing and Local Government on the 1st May, This Area
became operative on 1st December, 1966, and together with Area No.14 which came
into operation on 1st October, 1966, brought the number in operation in the
Borough up to 15, covering an area of 3111.89 acres and affecting 20,141
dwellings.
In August, 1966, a letter from the Ministry of Housing and Local
Government advised that future smoke control Areas should no longer be based
on the assumption that the demand for solid smokeless fuel could be met wholly
by gas coke. This will, in effect, allow grants to be payable on the
replacement of an existing improved open grate by an appliance capable of
burning hard coke or by a solid fuel gas or oil room heater or electric
storage heater. This will apply to all future Smoke Control Areas from and
including No.16 Area and will inevitably result in an increase in the cost of
each Areao
The survey of Nos. 16 and 17 Areas was completed and re-estimated in
the light of the Minister's letter. An Order in respect of No.16 Area was
made by the Council on 8th December, 1966, and is awaiting the Minister's
confirmation.
Consideration of an Order with regard to No.17 Area was deferred for
one year.
Daily records of atmospheric pollution by smoke and sulphur dioxide
are obtained by means of sulphur dioxide apparatus, and of grit deposit by
deposit gauges.
Volumetric S02/Smoke filter apparatus is installed ats-
(1) The Health Centre, Shotfield, Wallington
(2) The Library, Manor Road, Sutton
(3) The Lodge, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton.
Grit deposit gauges (5) are sited at:-
(1) Buckhurst Avenue Pumping Station, Carshalton
(2) Winchcombe Road School, Carshalton
(3) Crown Road School, Sutton
(4) Sutton General Hospital, Brighton Road, Sutton
(5) Cheam Hospital, London Road, Cheam.
The recordings taken during 1966 were as follows:-
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