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Sawdust Emission.—At some large sawmills in Abbey Road a nuisance was
created by the emission of sawdust from electrically operated cyclones.
The offending cyclones have now been totally enclosed, thus reducing the
nuisance considerably, but not entirely.
Smoke Abatement Byelaws.—For a number of years now the Corporation has
been issuing warning notices when black smoke has been emitted in excess of
2 minutes in the aggregate in any observation of 30 minutes duration, excluding
bursts of less than 25 seconds.
It was felt, therefore, with the coming into force of the Public Health Act, 1936,
that the time was opportune for the Corporation to make byelaws on these lines,
and at the end of the year such byelaws were awaiting confirmation.
There are in the district 105 chimneys which would be subject to the byelaws
and 16 which are exempted, owing to the special processes with which they are
connected.
Soot Deposit Gauges.—From what has been said about grit emission it appears
that there is in the atmosphere of Barking an excess of suspended matter and it
would be of value if this could be measured and compared with standards elsewhere.
The measurement could be carried out with soot deposit gauges and I propose
to ask for authority to install such equipment at suitable points in the district.
11. SWIMMING BATHS AND POOLS.
There are no privately owned swimming baths in the area.
Corporation Swimming Pool at Barking Park.—The. total number of bathers was
70,054 or 12,000 more than in 1936.
The number of bathers on the peak day of the season was 3,680.