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agreed to make an appointment of an Assistant suitably qualified for
this purpose.
A certain amount of publicity has been given, and during the
year, lectures were given by members of the staff to organisations in
the district, on clean air, in general, and more particularly, with regard
to smoke control areas.
Smoke Abatement
The factory chimneys in the area have been kept under observation
and generally little nuisance from smoke or grit has occurred.
Ten complaints were received during the year concerning
industrial and domestic chimneys.
In addition, 28 complaints were received with regard to the
burning of garden and other refuse and action was taken in a number
of cases where it was considered that burning was habitual and causing
a nuisance.
A considerable number of installations, both industrial and
domestic, are being converted or installed for oil burning.
Many enquiries are received by the Petroleum Inspector from
persons desirous of installing oil fired plant and for the safe storage
of the oil and whilst advice is freely given it is sometimes refused
in the absence of the necessary legislation to control this matter.
Atmospheric Pollution
Four deposit gauges are sited as follows:—
(1) Roof of Gaumont Cinema, High Road, N.12.
(2) Lyttelton Playing Fields, N.2.
(3) Moss Hall School, Moss Hall Grove, N.12.
(4) Sewage Disposal Works, Summers Lane, N.12.
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