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53
New Furnaces
Section 3 requires that new furnaces, not used mainly for domestic purposes and
exceeding a specified capacity, shall be, so far as is practicable, smokeless. Any person
installing such a furnace must give prior notice to the Council and may submit detailed plans
and specifications for approval before the work of installation takes place.
During the year, 32 notifications were received without objection to the proposals
submitted.
Smoke Nuisances
During the year, 61 complaints of smoke nuisance were received and 133 formal
smoke observations were carried out. Each case was dealt with informally.
Routine Measurement of Atmospheric Pollution
There are four premises in the borough where apparatus has been installed for
measuring atmospheric pollution. The readings obtained by the Council are forwarded to
the Warren Spring Laboratory, where they are converted by computer into the figures
shown in the following table. The table covers the twelve-month period up to and including
the latest figures obtained from the laboratory when this report was prepared:—
Sites
Smoke
(Microgrammes per Cubic Metre)
Sulphur Dioxide
(Microgrammes per Cubic Metre)
Monthly
Average
Highest Daily
Reading
Monthly
Average
Highest Daily
Reeding
ABCDABCDABAB
1970
July 24 21 38 27 53 58 86 50 104 84 253 183
Aug. 27 28 64 30 50 65 127 64 157 131 484 465
Sept. 23 34 72* 32 49 89 182* 52 136 124 464 390
Oct. 34 42 107 62 86 158 268 107 199 206 594 649
Nov. 34 41 103 58 147 134 237 140 229 239 803 924
Dec. 67 73 131 94 151 252 296 325 310 306 762 936
1971
Jan. 62 59 105 66 198 169 220 184 350 338 796 880
Feb. 52 54 119 75 115 105 179 138 255 333 481 567
Mar. 24 32 90 45 67 52 121 58 185 218 286 325
Apr. 22 33 103 N 68 85 163 81 185 268 425 548
May 26 29 87 34 81 103 172 77 189 214 476 540
June 19 20 69 N 48 49 106 70 130 114 255 227
"N" — level of readings insufficient to obtain accurate measurements.
An asterisk* appearing against any average smoke concentration or highest
daily figure indicates that at least one daily figure covered by the average, or
the highest daily figure itself, has been estimated from a reflectometer
reading of less than 40.
Site address:
A — Chenil Galleries, King's Road, S.W.3.
B — The Red House, Hornton Street, W.8.
C — Public Library, Lancaster Road, W.10.
D — Child Health Centre, Redcliffe Street, S.W.10.
(Sites C and D have smoke measuring apparatus only.)