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premises reducc fuel demand and therefore SO2 production. This
reduction is, however, offset by higher consumption necessitated by
the demand for increased heating facilities and by the replacement
of low or no sulphur fuels by fuels of comparatively high sulphur
content.
It is unfortunate that the increased momentum, which had been
hoped for, by the appointment of a Technical Officer, has not been
fully attained. This is due partly to the absence of the officer owing
to illness for a long period, continuing into 1964, and also to the
resignation of one survey assistant. Although the post was filled
fairly quickly, delay was caused by the necessary essential training of
the replacement.
Smoke control areas.—The Council's revised programme
envisages that the whole Borough will be a smokeless zone by 1968.
The present position is as follows:—
Hyde Park No. i Order. Confirmed by the Minister of Housing
and Local Government and in operation from the 31st October,
1959.
Lancaster Gate East Order. Confirmed by the Minister of
Housing and Local Government and in operation from the
1st November, 1960.
Lancaster Gate West Order. Confirmed by the Minister of
Housing and Local Government and in operation from the
1st August, 1962.
Westbourne No. I Order. Confirmed by the Minister of Housing
and Local Government and in operation from the 1st November,
1963.
IVestbourne No. 2 Order. Confirmed by the Minister of Housing
and Local Government with an operation date of 1st July. 1964.
Harrow Road North Order. Preliminary survey is beingcarried out.
Hyde Park No. 2 & Reading Orders. The surveys for both
these areas have been completed. Smoke Control Orders will
be made when the extensive redevelopment schemes in these
areas have reached an appropriate stage.
Measurement of atmospheric pollution.—The results obtained
from the recording apparatus at the Welfare Centre, 283a, Harrow
Road, during 1963 are given below.
Month
Rainfall
in mms.
Insoluble
deposits in
tons per
square mile
Soluble
deposits in
tons per
square mile
S.O in
mgs. per
day per 100
square cms.
January 19 (88) 7.72 (14.12) 4.86 (10.40) 5.00 (3.87)
February 8 (9) 12.04 (6.81) 7.04 (8.22) 5.34 (2.70)
March 65 (41) 22.88 (12.30) 6.98 (13.90) 3.25 (3.63)
April 49 (40) 15.14 (11.88) 1.88 (4.87) 2.38 (2.68)
May 42 (42) 13.02 (12.69) 4.09 (5.47) 1.27 (1.76)
June 83 (8) 10.78 (9.56) 1.91 (5.77) 1.06 (1.36)
July 36 (74) 7.82 (9.09) 4.13 (0.94) 1.23 (1.19)
August 68 (38) 8.32 (8.28) 7.72 (3.59) 0.94 (1.30)
September 91 (142) 9.62 (7.08) 21.80 (12.08) 1.81 (1.18)
October — (37) (6.48) — (3.42) 1.81 (2.73)
November 113 (37) 9.82 (6.91) 2.88 (7.95) 3.01 (3.80)
December 17 (46) 18.26 (6.81) 7.01 (12.68) 3.88 (4.55)
*Combined figure for September/October.