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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Edmonton 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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The Council has decided to make the Borough wholly Smoke Controlled and it is planned to deal with an area each year.
| SMOKE CONTROL AREA NO. | OPERATIVE DATE | ACREAGE | Number of | Premises | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Industrial | Commercial | Other | |||
| 1. | 1st June, 1959. | 93 | 409 | 1 | – | 7 |
| 2. | 1st October, 1960 | 353 | 2,070 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 3. | 1st October, 1961 | 213 | 1,761 | – | 15 | 10 |
| 4. | 1st October, 1962 | 152 | 1,820 | 13 | 87 | 31 |
NO. 4. AREA - A detailed survey of this area was
carried out during the year - The
Order was confirmed by the Minister
and will come into force on 1st
October, 1962.
The area in question is bounded on
the south by Church Street, Latymer
Road and Harrow Drive, on the west
by the Great Cambridge Road, on the
north by the Enfield Branch Line of
British Railways and on the east by
Hertford Road and The Green.
The Table set out above shows details
of confirmed Smoke Control Orders.
During the year 312 observations of industrial chimneys in the Borough
were made by the Public Health Inspectors.
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