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Rent Restriction Acts, 1920-38.—During the year 14 applications
were received for the registration of decontrolled premises on certificates
granted by the County Court under Section 2 (4) of the Act of 1933.
210 applications were received for registration under section 4 (2) of
the Act of 1938. The number of "dwelling-houses" included in those
applications totalled 1,076. The number of dwelling-houses on the
register at the end of the year was 8,994.
Certificates of registration or non-registration, which local authorities
are required to issue on payment of a fee of Is., were issued in 193 cases,
189 being in respect of registered houses and 4 non-registered. There
were no cancellations of registration by the County Court.
Smoke Abatement.—The following table shows the extent to which
smoke has been a cause of complaint to the sanitary authority during
the past five years, and also a summary of the measures taken in
mitigation:—

There were no prosecutions in respect of smoke nuisances during 1938.
Investigation of Atmospheric Pollution.—Department of Scientific and
Industrial Research, Standing Conference of Co-operating Bodies—This
body consists of representatives of local authorities, industrial undertakings,
scientific societies, etc., actively interested in such investigations.
The Council appointed the Medical Officer of Health and Mr. T.
McLachlan, one of the City's public analysts, as its representatives.
They attended the meetings held in May and November when matters
relating to administration of smoke legislation and research into causes
of atmospheric pollution were discussed.