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orders, faster progress would now be made, especially in "black areas."
The Minister requested that Councils in "black areas" should consider
their domestic smoke problem as a whole; decide on the smoke control
orders that would be required, and the order in which they should be
made; and assess how many years it would take to complete the work.
Local authorities were also asked to prepare a phased programme for
establishing smoke control areas over the ensuing five years.
The City Council, at its meeting on 30th April, 1959, approved the
following programme which provides for the whole of Westminster to be
covered by operative smoke control orders by 1st October, 1965:—
Programme for Declaration of Smoke Control Areas.
(The acreage of each Ward is shown in brackets after the name of the
Ward.)
Order in operation
from lst October.
1960 Covent Garden Area (100 acres) (this Area is not
minous with the boundaries of the ward of that name).
1961 Soho (94 acres) (part not included in the Covent
Garden Area mentioned above).
St. James's (315) (part not included in the present
Adelphi/Whitehall Area).
1962 Regent (110).
Berkeley (116).
Knightsbridge (355).
Grosvenor (325).
1963 Abbey (94) (part not included in the present Adelphi/
Whitehall Area).
Victoria (200).
Wilton (94).
Eaton (72).
1964 Millbank (84).
Cathedral (90).
Warwick (48).
Tachbrook (60).
1965 Alderney (43).
Ebury (64).
Dolphin (38).
Churchill (48).
In order to implement this programme, the City Council approved
the appointment of two Technical Assistants in the Public Health
Department.
It was pointed out that the success of the programme would
depend on the ability of local builders to undertake in a relatively