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During the year 47 complaints of smoke nuisance were
received and 24 formal smoke observations were carried out.
Remedial measures in all cases were secured without further
proceedings.
Routine measurement of atmospheric pollution. The Council
maintain two atmospheric pollution measuring stations as follows
(1) North Kensington (St. Joseph's Convent,
Portobello Road)
(2) South Kensington (Messrs. John Barker's
Furniture Depository, Pembroke Road).
The apparatus at each station consists of a standard
deposit gauge for collecting soluble and insoluble deposits, and
a lead peroxide apparatus for measuring the sulphur content of
the air. Readings are taken at each station at the end of each
month.
In addition to the above mentioned stations, the Council
have established three smoke measuring stations as follows
(1) Public Health Department, Hornton Street, W.8.
(2) Public Library, Ladbroke Grove, W.10.
(3) L.C.C. Child Welfare Centre, Redcliffe Street,
S.W.10.
The equipment at the Public Health Department consists
of a smoke filter and a hydrogen peroxide bubbling apparatus.
The smoke filter measures the daily concentration of smoke suspended
in the atmosphere, and the hydrogen peroxide bubbler extracts
the sulphur dioxide content of the atmosphere. Readings
are taken each day, and the results are averaged to produce
figures for each calendar month.
The equipment at the Public Library and the Welfare
Centre consists of smoke filters only. Measurements are taken
three times a week, and daily and monthly averages are calculated
from the results.
The following tables set out details of the results
obtained in Kensington during 1962:-
* The operation of these two measuring stations was discontinued as
from 1st January, 1963, and the apparatus was dismantled.