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Hammersmith 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Eight Smoke Control Orders have so far been made covering 73% of the former Metropolitan
Borough of Hammersmith, of which seven are in operation.
The survey of the final Smoke Control Area, No.9 has begun and it is proposed to make
the No.9 Smoke Control Order early in 1966 with a view to completing the Smoke Control Programme
by 1967.
Position on 31st December, 1965.
| Smoke Control Order No. | Acreage | Date Made | Date Confirmed | Operative Date | No. of Premises | Estimated No. of Conversions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 169 | 28. 1.59 | 29. 4.59 | 1.11.59 | 2,359 | 1,157 |
| 2 | 170 | 26. 2.60 | 26. 5.60 | 1. 7.61 | 3,787 | 2,080 |
| 2 V | 24. 5.61 | 4. 8.61 | 1. 3.62 | |||
| 3 | 128 | 22.12.60 | 14.11.61 | 1.11.62 | 3,759 | 1,205 |
| 3 V | 25. 7.63 | 7.10.63 | 1. 5.64 | |||
| 4 | 165 | 18. 4.62 | 7. 9.62 | 1. 7.63 | 2,852 | 2,985 |
| 5 | 173 | 30. 1.63 | 7. 8.63 | 1. 7.64 | 985 | 1,005 |
| 6 | 121 | 25. 3.64 | 28. 5.64 | 1.12.64 | 2,167 | 1,861 |
| 6 V | 21.10.64 | 11. 1.65 | 1. 8.65 | |||
| 7 | 183 | 30.12.64 | 12. 3.65 | 1.11.65 | 2,925 | 3,800 |
| 8 | 568 | 12. 5.65 | 8. 9.65 | 1. 7.66 | 5,393 | 6,500 |
| 9 P | 605 | 4,424 | 4,300 |
V - Variation Order
P - Proposed and final order.
Clean Air Act, 1956, Section 3 (2).
Applications for approval prior to the installation of furnaces.
Applications received - 4
Applications approved - 4
Clean Air Act, 1956, Section 3 (3).
Notification of intention to install new furnaces - 22
Oil fired - 11
Coke fired - 7
Gas fired - 4
Atmospheric Pollution.
Owing to the amalgamation seven stations are now maintained throughout the new Borough
of which four are in South, and three in North Hammersmith.
The benefits of the Clean Air Act are now beginning to be realised by the reduction of
smoke in the atmosphere by about 50%,} whilst the ground level concentration of sulphur dioxide
has not increased in spite of the greater use of fuel oil for domestic, commercial and industrial
purposes.
Hammersmith Generating Station.
In December, the Central Electricity Generating Board announced that the Hammersmith
Generating Station, which had been generating electricity since 1897, was to close down in the
Autumn, 1966, as it was obsolete and uneconomic to run.
The Station had given yeoman service but was frequently a source of dark smoke which
gave rise to several complaints during recent years, especially when the Smoke Control programme
got under way.
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