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Camberwell 1958

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell.

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over was completed in the early part of the year and revealed
the following information: —
Industrial Visits 258
Domestic Visits (Boilers and furnaces over 55,000 B.T.U.s output) 399
Other visits, including revisits, complaints, observations 1,106
Total visits 1,763
No. of Boilers inspected 783
No. of furnaces 1,022
No. of incinerators 145
Fuel consumption for boilers and furnaces as above:
Tons per annum
Number using
Coal
Oil
Gas
Waste
Coke
Electricity
10,091
Industrial
14,481
5,028
43
2
8
4,933
5,573
49
6
Domestic
10,087
-
10,601
19,414
20,178
92
14
Totals
2
Grand Total Fuel Tonnage
50,193
Coal
Coke
Oil
Gas
Electricity
Waste
107
-
4
Furnaces fired mechan-
ically
185
49
2
Total number of furnaces fired mechanically 347
Total number of furnaces fired by hand 669
Total 1,016
Summary of Other Information:
Smoke Density Meters provided 7
Smoke Density Meter/Recorders provided 3
Grit arresters provided, (existing) 4
Grit arresters provided, (new) 3
Smoke stats (mechanical) on oil fired furnaces 50
C.O.2 Meters and/or Recorders provided 11
Draught gauges provided 10
Cupolas inspected (Metal smelting works, coke-fire d, cool air blast) 1
Diesel generators (booster) 1
Diesel engined pumps (M.W.B.) 4
Stokers—Certificated 3
Ex Royal Navy 4
Ex Merchant Marine 3
Engineers, in charge of 10
Fishmongers, smoke holes or smoking cabinets 12
Sausage manufacturers, ditto 2
Gas fired stoves or stoving ovens 5
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