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Smoke Nuisances
Complaints continue to diminish and are usually speedily
rectified after a call by the smoke inspector. The most persistent
complaints refer to emission from one of our hospitals which is
shortly to be demolished and rebuilt. Otherwise, the usual crop of
complaints concerning nuisances from the burning of garden and other
refuse has been dealt with,
HEALTH EXHIBITION
When the first smoke control areas were being surveyed a
public meeting was called so that members of the public should have
an opportunity of expressing their views on the Council's proposals and
it was hoped that this might avoid the necessity for a public inquiry.
The meeting was held at the Town Hall and in conjunction with it a
small exhibition was prepared with the assistance of the Gas and
Electricity Boards,
In the latter half of 1961 the Public Health Committee agreed
that another exhibition should be held. It was considered that in view
of the cost of preparation it should remain open for a week and it was
felt that the opportunity should be taken to show some aspects of the
other health services provided by the Council in addition to the
prevention of atmospheric pollution, The exhibition was held from
7th to 14th April, 1962 at the Town Hall,
The small hall was devoted to clean air and apart from the
Public Health Department's stand which dealt with the Council's work
in this field, stands were prepared by the National Coal Board, the
London Electricity Board, the North Thames Gas Board and the
Solid Smokeless Fuels Federation,
The Department's stand showed how atmospheric pollution is
measured and gave details of the programme for Hampstead and
full information on all aspects of the problem, A feature which
attracted a good deal of attention was a "juke box" which in addition
to giving information by question and answer on specially made
records, also allowed the selection of some of the more popular
musical records and this was much appreciated by some of the visitors.
Rather surprisingly, the younger visitors generally preferred the