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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION AND CLEAN AIR
Considerable progress has been made in implementing the Clean
Air Act, 1956.
In addition to the two Smoke Control Orders already made by the
Council, a third Order has now been confirmed by the Minister of
Housing and Local Government, subject to the modification that the
operative date will be 1st November, 1961, and not 1st September,
1961, as proposed.
The survey of Smoke Control Area No. 4 is now complete, and
at the time of writing, a preliminary survey of Area No. 5 is being
carried out.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 12(2) of the Clean
Air Act, 1956, four notices were served in connection with premises
within the Council's second Smoke Control area, requiring works of
adaptation to fireplaces.
These works were considered necessary in order to avoid contravention
of the provisions of Section 11 relating to offences in Smoke
Control areas.
The notices have been complied with.
New Furnaces
Under Section 3 of the Clean Air Act, application may be made
to the local authority for prior approval to the installation of a
furnace. No such applications were received during 1960.
Notices of intention to install a furnace were received in respect
of 13 premises, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(3) of
the Act.
Measurement of Atmospheric Pollution
Daily readings of the concentration of smoke and sulphur dioxide
(S02) in the atmosphere were continued during the year at the five
stations in different parts of the Borough where recording apparatus
has been set up, and as in the previous year, a record of these readings
for the year under review is given in Table I.
A comparison of smoke and S02 concentration for the past two
years is shown in Table II.
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