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The council was able by informal action to obtain the reasonable
abatement of noise nuisances arising from :—
(a) glass blowing in a scientific instrument factory.
(b) the operation of a power hammer in an engineering factory.
(c) the operation of metal presses in a factory making loose leaf
bindings.
CLEAN AIR ACT, 1956
BECKENHAM SMOKE CONTROL ORDER, 1960
Throughout 1960 the Department conducted the detailed survey
of the first selected Smoke Control Area. The object of the survey
was to record the conversions and adaptations of fireplaces necessary
to permit the burning of smokeless fuels in the domestic premises in
the area, and to estimate the cost thereof.
This work entailed visits (and, in many cases, revisits) to 2,282
properties. Where access to a property could not be obtained during
the normal working day, evening visits were paid.
The results of the survey were reported to the Council in November
1960, in the following form :—
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