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the number of premises and dwellings for the above
programme.
The Committee also agreed that smoke control orders
should be made as soon as possible in respect of those
post-war housing estates which are already equipped with
approved heating appliances and would, therefore, require
only minor works of adaptation such as the installation
of gas ignition.
Towards the end of the year Smoke Control Orders were
made in respect of Area No. 4 and also for an area
including the Sceaux Gardens Estate which was designated
Area No. 4A. These orders will become operative on 1st
October, 1963.
Dark Smoke (Permitted Periods) Regulations, 1958
Two instances were reported of contravention of these
Regulations. In one the Committee directed that a
cautionary letter should be sent to the offender and in
the other, legal proceedings were authorised which
resulted in a fine for £15 with £5 5s. 0d. costs. The
latter firm had previously been fined for a similar
offence.
Fumes from Diesel-engined vehicles
Pollution of the atmosphere by fumes and smoke from
the exhausts of vehicles has been given attention by the
officers of the Public Health Department. Several
instances were reported of black smoke being emitted
by diesel-engined lorries, and letters were addressed to
the owners of the vehicles concerned giving details of
the incident and seeking their co-operation in preventing
a recurrence. In every case the firms in question replied
expressing their gratitude for drawing their attention
to the matter and stating that remedial action was being
taken.