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They were distributed to the householders by members of a local boy scout troop.
The co operation of scouts in matters of this kind has always been forthcoming and is
very greatly appreciated.
His Worship The Mayor of Fulham, Councillor David Shopland, B. A., J. P., opened the
Exhibition and the principal exhibitors, in addition to the Public Health Department,
were as follows:-
Name of Exhibitor
Exhibit
Coal Utilisation Council
Solid Smokeless Fuels and Appliances
London Cbunty Cbuncil
Fire Accident Prevention
London Electricity Board
Appliances
National Smoke Abatement
Society (Now known as
the National Society
for clean Air)
Photographs and Exhibits of the
effects of Air Pollution
North Thames Gas Board
Solid Smokeless Fuels
Federation
Appliances
Set of Boards prepared from the
Beaver Committee Report showing the
effects of atmospheric pollution.
In addition there was a working model showing how fogs are formed and dispersed,
loaned from the Meteorological Office, and a display of oil-burning appliances.
The floral decorations were supplied by courtesy of the Borough Surveyor's
Department and the structural work of assembling the exhibition was done by the Borough
Architect's Department The Exhibition was open from Monday, 28th October to Saturday
2nd November, and throughout the week two films, loaned by the Gas Council, "Guilty
Chimneys'' and 'New King Coke'', were shown on a back projection film unit hired from
Messrs. Sound Services Ltd.
The local schools were advised of the Exhibition through the Divisional Education
Officer, and several of them took the opportunity to send children along and al so to
obtain copies of the posters and literature distributed in connection with the
Exhibition.
It was also well reported and advertised in the local papers. A total of 1,317
persons attended the Exhibition.
FULHAM MORTUARY
Following the rescinding of the rule, in May 1956, that hospitals had to notify
the Coroner of any deaths occurring within 24 hours of admission to the hospital providing
they were satisfied that the cause of death was "naturalthere has been a
marked decrease in the number of post mortem examinations.
In April, following the retirement of one of the pathologists, the Coroner for the
West London District.. Mr. Gavin Thurston, notified the Council that he intended to
discontinue the use of the Flilham Mortuaiy for medico legal autopsies and to centralise
the work at the Hammersmith Mortuaiy. The Council decided, however, that the Mortuaiy
should continue to remain in use to accommodate the convenience cases, i.e., those put
in by undertakers before interment, and to vary the duties of Mr. Churchill, the
Mortuary Keeper, so that he attends at the Mortuaiy each day, to allow convenience
cases to be taken in or out and to keep the place clean after which his services have
been used as an Ehquiry Officer on the surveys of smoke control areas.