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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Poplar 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Poplar, Metropolitan Borough]
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CLEAN AIR ACT. 1956 ANNUAL STATISTICS
1st January to 31st December, 1963
| Code No. | Section | Inspections and revisits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Smoke Nuisances | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| Other Smoke Nuisances | 2 | 16 | 15 |
| Grit and Dust Nuisances | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| Notification of New Furnaces | 4 | 3(3) | 2 |
| Prior Approval - New Furnaces | 5 | 3(2) | 8 |
| Prior Approval - Grit/Dust Equipment | 6 | 6 | - |
| Industrial Smoke Control | 7 | 11 | 153 |
| Non-Industrial Smoke Control | 8 | 11 | 54 |
| Railway Engines | 9 | 19 | - |
| Survey Smoke Control Area No. 15 | 10 | 11 | 716 |
| Inspection of work in connection with adaptations | 11 | 12 | 162 |
| Crown Premises, etc. | 12 | 22 | - |
| Alkali Acts | 13 | 17 | - |
| Atmospheric Pollution Stations | 14 | 25 | 40 |
| Health Education | 15 | 25 | 4 |
| Legal Proceedings | 16 | 29 | - |
| Industrial Plant Records | 17 | 8 | - |
| Height of Chimneys | 18 | 10 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous Visits | 19 | - | 178 |
| Total Visits | 1389 | ||