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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 65 complaints of nuisance from smoke were received. 87 smoke
observations were carried out.
"SMOKE CONTROL AREAS".
The staff situation did not improve sufficiently to make any progress in this
section in developing further Smoke Control areas, owing to delays while awaiting
information concerning the number of flats, the number of appliances, and the
estimated fuel consumption in the premises proposed to be re-developed by the
London County Council on the sites, none of the Orders made in 1957 and formally
submitted to the Minister have, in fact, yet been confirmed.
Dock and River craft. Prom time to time nuisance is created by craft in the
river or in the docks and these cases are referred to the appropriate Authority.
Atmospheric Pollution recording.
A recording apparatus for the measurement of deposited matter and sulphur
dioxide (by the lead peroxide method), is installed on the roof of the Town Hall
and details of the monthly results of recordings are shown in Table VII.
It is important when assessing figures shown in the tables to take into
consideration the nature-of the area which is mixed industrial, commercial and
domestic property. Assuming that the industrial contribution to smoke in the
atmosphere is fairly constant throughout the year then the considerable increase
in deposited material and estimated sulphur occurting during the months of November,
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