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SMOKE ABATEMENT.
The smoke shafts in the Borough were frequently kept under observation,
and in 108 eases the inspections were recorded, but in very few cases were
smoke nuisances discovered.
Very few complaints of smoke nuisances were received during the year.
Seven Intimation Notices were served, but in no case, was it necessary to serve a
Statutory Notice.
For further details of Sanitary Work and Legal Proceedings see Tables
V., VI., VII., VIII., IX. and X.
METEOROLOGY OF LONDON, 1914.
The mean temperature of the year was 51.5 , and was 2.0° above the average
for the preceding 70 years as deduced from observations at Greenwich, under the
superintendence of the Astronomer Royal.
The rainfall was 23.85 inches, and was 0.27 inches below the average of the
preceding 65 years.
The daily mean duration of bright sunshine was 4.54 hours, and was 0.39 hours
above the average of the preceding 18 years. It was 37 per cent. of the total
possible sunshine.
Further details are given in Table XI. of the Appendix.