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CLEAN AIR ACT, 1956
On 1st July the No.15 Smoke Control Order, covering most of the
Isle of Dogs, came into effect, with the result that some two-thirds
of the Borough is now subject to smoke control. At the end of the
year the No.l6 Order was submitted to the Ministry of Housing and
Local Government for confirmation, and when this Order comes into
operation it means that the whole of the Borough, with the exception
of a small portion to the north, will be subject to smoke control.
It is anticipated that this remaining portion will be dealt with in
one further Smoke Control Order.
Smoke Abatement
During the year 36 smoke nuisances were reported, and 21 were
detected as a result of routine observations. A total of 170 visits
and inspections were made in this connection.
Although during the winter several complaints were received
covering the emission of grit and sooty particles from Power Stations,
these were fewer in number than in the previous year as a result of
representations to the Central Electricity Generating Board, and
several meetings and discussions with the Engineers concerned and
H.M. Alkali Inspector (who is responsible for the operation of the
Clean Air Act in Power Stations.) In this respect the worst offender
proved to be Watts Grove, and although every effort is being made
to minimise the nuisance from this Station, some nuisance is likely
to continue during the winter months as it is only a booster station
and is required to cope with sudden demands for extra power, and v7hen
working at full capacity the steam generators are overloaded. As
has been mentioned in previous reports the furnaces of the steam
generators were designed primarily for firing on pulverised fuel,
but subsequently conversion to solid fuel and the addition of chain
grate stokers, for which these generators are not really suitable,
has created a permanent problem.
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