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RIVERS AND STREAMS.
No. of inspections 55
No. of samples taken by:
County Engineer 19
(a) Satisfactory 9
(b) Unsatisfactory 10
No. of drainage defects remedied:
(a) In factories 2
(b) In houses 8
(c) In shops 2
The sources of pollution can be analysed as follows:-
Sinks and handbasins and baths 11
W.Cs
Industrial Wastes 1
Soil sewers and drains
ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION.
Clean Air Act 1956 Smoke Control Areas.
The Smoke Control programme approved by the Council
in June, 1959, showed that it was proposed to include the
whole Borough in Smoke Control Orders by 1974, covering a
total of 8,781 acres and 59,280 premises.
It was estimated that 12,824 premises would be included
in Orders made up to the end of 1961. The actual number
of premises dealt with during the year under review was
10,741, somewhat short of the target. This was due in the
main to the fact that Order No. 9 was not ready for submission
to the Council until after the end of the year.
Smoke Control Orders Nos. 1 and 2 became operative in
1960, Nos. 3, 4 & 5 became operative in 1961, and Nos. 6,
7 & 8 made in 1961 were either confirmed or awaiting confirmation
by the Minister of Housing and Local Government.
Survey work on Area No. 9 had been completed by the end
of the year and a survey of No. 10 was in progress.
Preliminary arrangements were also in hand for dealing
with areas Nos. 11 and 12.
During the year the Council made a Variation Order
for Smoke Control Area No. 1 in order to exempt from the
operation of Section 11 of the Act, the boiler plant at a
school premises. Modifications had been made to the
mechanical underfeed stokers and the Council's consultant
was satisfied that the emission of smoke from the boiler
chimney had been reduced to an acceptable minimum.
The following table gives details of the progress of
the Council's programme:-