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PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT
Number of inspections 20
OFFENSIVE TRADES
Four offensive trade premises are established in the district,
and during the year no complaints were received in connection
therewith.
SMOKE ABATEMENT
During the course of the year observations have been kept
on the factory chimneys of the district for nuisances due to the
issue of an excessive amount of smoke.
Although the industrial works in the Enfield urban district,
with very few exceptions, are situated in a fairly well defined area
on the eastern side of the district, complaints have been received
throughout the year of (a) dust, ash, and grit from electricity works
within the industrial area referred to and (b) smoke fumes and
gritty deposit from a smelting works, which is not in this industrial
area.
Because of the nuisance and discomfort experienced from the
existing power station, grave concern was expressed by the residents
in the neighbourhood when they heard that proposals were
being made to extend the electricity works.
During the latter part of the year, a local Inquiry was held
by the Minister of Fuel and Power into an application by the
British Electricity Authority to extend their Brimsdown Electricity
Generating Station by the installation of one 60,000 k.w. generator,
two 360,000 lbs./hr. boilers, and two cooling towers.
In spite of opposition from the Council and Residents' Associations,
the Minister gave his consent to the proposals, subject,
inter alia, to the continuous use of the most efficient methods
which may for the time being be reasonably practicable for the
elimination of smoke and grit and the avoidance of noise and
vibration.
It is understood that the extension will include the installation
in the new plant of multi-cell cyclones and that proposed modifications
and improvement of the existing works will reduce the
emission of dust and grit from the older chimney stacks.
Complaints were received concerning noise and the emission
of smoke, fumes and grit from a smelting works in the district.
The owners of the works changed their furnaces from solid fuel to
oil-burning in an effort to prevent smoke, but there have been
complaints of frequent intermittent fumes and smoke from the
smelting pots, and of gritty deposit.