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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION AND CLEAN AIR
During the year, a fifth Smoke Control Order was confirmed by
the Minister of Housing and Local Government and at the date of
writing, a sixth Order made by the Council has been submitted to
the Minister for his approval. The preliminary survey of Area 7
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 past two years,
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 thirty 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.