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Hayes and Harlington 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hayes]

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PART II - AIR POLLUTION
(a) Smoke Control Areas.

The ten year programme to bring the whole of the Urban District under Smoke Control continued according to schedule and by the end of the year the following progress had been made: -

No. of Smoke Control OrdersAcresNo. of Dwellings InvolvedOther Buildings Involved
Local AuthorityPrivate
In operation163,4522,0236,218493
Confirmed but not yet in operation2220451,889134
Submitted for confirmation1128-62038
Preparatory work in progress1156-82158
203 9562,0689,548723

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These areas account for 77% of the area of the district and
57% of the dwellings in the district.
The detailed survey which takes place before a Smoke Control
Order is submitted for confirmation has come under fire
fron some authorities who regard it as an irksome and unnecess
ary duty inflicted upon them to satisfy ministerial demands for
statistical information. I have never attached much importance
to this side of the detailed survey but, on the other hand,
repurd its value from a public relations point of view as very
great indeed. This visit by the smoke control assistant provides
an excellent opportunity for giving information, removing
doubt, and discovering possible objectors. Our continued immu
nity from objections may be partly due to discovering them at
this early stage and taking steps to convince them that their
objections are ill-founded.
(h) Height of Chimneys.
Under Section 10 of the Clean Air Act 1956 plans of new
industrial buildings deposited for byelaw approval must be rejected
if the height of any chimney shown on the plan i6
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