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Holborn 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Installation of New Furnaces
In eight cases notice was received under subsection (3) of section 3 of the Clean Air
Act, 1956 of a proposal to instal a furnace in the Borough, and in one case plans and
specifications of a furnace were submitted to and approved by the Council as being deemed
to comply with the provisions of subsection (1) of that section which requires that a new
furnace shall be as far as practicable capable of being operated continuously without
emitting smoke when burning fuel of a type for which the furnace was designed.
Smoke Control Areas
Holborn Smoke Control Area No. 1
This area is that portion of the Borough enclosed by the boundaries of the City of
London and City of Westminster, and a line drawn westwards from the City of London
boundary at Staple Inn, Holborn, along High Holborn to Kingsway, southward along
Kingsway to Great Queen Street and along the southern side of Great Queen Street to
the boundary with the City of Westminster. The Council made the Order in July, 1958;
it was confirmed by the Minister of Housing and Local Government in October, 1958,
and came into operation on 1st September, 1959.
Four applications for grant were approved in connection with the adaptation of
fireplaces in private dwellings within the area. The total cost of the work for which grants
were approved amounted to £53 Os. 2d. of which £15 8s. Id. was borne by the Council,
£21 4s. Od. by the Exchequer, and £15 8s. Id. by the applicants.
Holborn Smoke Control Area No. 2
This area is the portion of the Borough enclosed by High Holborn, Gray's Inn Road,
Theobalds Road, and Southampton Row, together with all land in the Borough south
of a line between Gray's Inn Road and Farringdon Road running along Fox Court and
Greville Street. The Council made the Order in November, 1959; it was confirmed by
the Minister of Housing and Local Government in February, 1960; and came into
operation on the 1st October, 1960.
During the year twelve applications for grant were approved in connection with the
adaptation of fireplaces in private dwellings within the area. The total cost of the work
for which grants were approved amounted to £155 2s. 9d. of which £46 10s. 8d. was
borne by the Council, £62 0s. lid. by the Exchequer, and £46 1 Is. 2d. by the applicants.
Holborn Smoke Control Area No. 3
This area is enclosed by the following streets:—Kingsway, Southampton Row,
Woburn Place, Tavistock Square, Byng Place, Torrington Place, Endell Street, Shelton
Street, Drury Lane, and Great Queen Street. The Order was made by the Council on the
23rd March, 1960; it was confirmed by the Minister of Housing and Local Government
in May, 1960, and came into operation on the 1st December, 1960.