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Most of the occupiers prefer inset open grates but
electrical or gas appliances may be fitted if desired.
No objections were lodged when the Council
made the Friern Barnet Smoke Control Order No. 1 formallycreating
the area a smoke control area, and the Order
was confirmed by the Minister of Housing and Local
Government on the 19th. February 1960 without modification.
It comes into force on 1st. September 1960.
In response to a Circular from the Minister of
Housing and Local Government a phased programme for
establishing smoke control areas was prepared. It is
anticipated that three areas in addition to the first
will be in operation by 1964 each area representing
18 months work. The area in aggregate is bounded on
the North by Friern Barnet Lane, Myddleton Park, Pollard
Road and Russell Lane, on the South by Torrington Park,
Friern Barnet Lane, The Ridgeway, Bethune Avenue,
Crescent Road, and The Crescent and extending to the
District boundaries on the East and West.
Measurement of Atmospheric Pollution.
Continuous measurement of suspended matter
(i.e. smoke) and sulphur gases in the atmosphere was
made throughout the year with the recording apparatus
installed in the Town Hall.
The results shown on the accompanying graphs,
indicate that pollution in Friern Barnet is high, as
might be expected in a fully built up area. The
benefit of extending smoke control to cover the whole
of the district will in time be manifested by these
measurements.
Measurements of deposited matter (i.e. grit) was
carried out by means of two deposit gauges situated
in the Council's Nursery in Colney Hatch Lane, and
at premises in the High Road. The results are
shown in the graph.
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