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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION AND CLEAN AIR
During the year, a fourth Smoke Control Order was confirmed by
the Minister of Housing and Local Government and at the date of
writing, a fifth Order made by the Council has been submitted to the
Minister for his approval. The preliminary survey of Area 6 is
nearing completion.
A map of the Borough showing areas covered by Smoke Control
Orders and areas in which it is proposed to make Orders in future
years, incorporated in this Annual Report for the first time last year,
is again reproduced in the following pages.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 12(2) of the Clean Air
Act, 1956, one notice was served in connection with premises within
the Council's third Smoke Control Area, requiring works of adaptation
to fireplaces, and one notice was served in respect of Section 11
of the Act relating to offences in a Smoke Control Area.
Furnaces
Notices of intention to install a furnace were received in respect of
eight 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.
The figures recorded for smoke and sulphur dioxide over the
period of the 1962 smog with figures for the corresponding periods
in the preceding three years are shown in Table III and the charts
following Table III show the effects of the smog on mortality.
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