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it is considered, by reason of the type of fuel used and the
method of firing, that neither of these furnaces complies with
Section 5 of the Act requiring the emission of dust and grit to
be minimised and efforts will be continued with a view to grit
arresting plant being installed,
(f) New Building Byelaws re Heating and Cooking Appliances,
A new building byelaw, made under Section 24 of the Clean
Air Act, has been in force in this district from the 1st Septenber,
1957. It requires that new dwellings should be provided
with heating and cooking appliances which are suitably designed
for burning gas, electricity, oil or solid smokeless fuel.
(g) Pollution from Road Vehicles.
Although the Council have no statutory powers to deal with
the emission of smoke or fumes from road vehicles any cases
which are observed are drawn to the attention of the owners of
the vehicles and in most cases a co-operative attitude is met
with.
Increased activity by the Police in the enforcement of
Regulations made under the Road Traffic Act resulted in several
successful prosecutions being taken.
(h) Pollution from Railway.
The main line of the Western Region of British Railways
runs through the industrial part of the district.
Substantial progress has been made in the replacement of
steam locomotives by diesels,
(i) Measurement of Atmospheric Pollution.
Three stations for the measurement of atmospheric pollution
by the daily volumetric method are in use. The pollutants
measured are smoke and sulphur dioxide.
An electric ref lectometer is used for assessing smoke stains
and the figures obtained are therefore far more accurate than
if obtained from visual comparison with a shade card.
The measuring station at William Byrd School is situated
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