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Offensive Trades.
One dresser of Furskins is established in the Borough.
Smoke Abatement under the Clean Air Act.
During the year 52 complaints of nuisance from smoke were received. 54 smoke
observations were carried out.
"SMOKE CONTROL AREAS". In 1957 a recommendation had been made to the Council
that the whole Borough should be declared a "Smoke Control" area so that the widely
dispersed industrial undertakings could be controlled, together with the proposal
that all premises likely to be dealt with by re-development within the next 10
15 years be excluded and the remainder of the property, mostly new post-war
development, having been built by this Council and the London County Council
should be dealt with in three zones - "Central", Lansbury Estate area, the "South",,
Island area and the "North" of the Borough, the last area to be developed as the
third phase.
Despite acceptance in principle by the Council, it had not been found
possible to implement any of these recommendations owing to the acute shortage
of staff and the inability to carry out the necessary surveys. This position still
obtained to a great extent in 1958 but it was, however, found possible to prepare
a plan showing these proposed "Smoke Control" areas, particulars of which were
forwarded to the Minister of Housing and Local Government for approval.
Details of the areas are as follows:
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