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Factories Acts, 1937 to 1959
At the request of the Minister of Labour the tables showing the work carried
out in the administration of the health provisions of the factories Acts are given
in the prescribed form as an annex to this Report.
Although the standard of sanitary accommodation at the factories in the Borough
is generally high, it is desirable that this should be inspected at least once a
year. It is hoped that this will be achieved in future.
At none of the outworkers' premises inspected were conditions found to b e
unsatisfactory.
No lists of out-workers were received from factories in the Borough.
CLEAN AIR ACT, 1956
The Borough of Hendon Smoke Control (No. 1) Order, 1958, declared a portion of
the northern part of the Edgware Ward a Smoke Control Area and, after a Public
Inquiry, was confirmed by the Minister of Housing and Local Government on the 31st
August 1959, with a modification making it come into force on the 1st September, 1960.
The Minister of Housing and Local Government asked all local authorities in
"black areas", of which Hendon is one, to submit a phased programme for establishing
Smoke Control Areas over the next five years, with a target year for the completion
of the whole programme.
With the ultimate object of making the whole of the Borough a Smoke Control
Area, a Ward basis to be carried out in twenty stages was approved in principle.
A detailed survey of the heating appliances used and of the fuels consumed now,
together with an estimate of the cost of adaptation of the existing appliances and
the amounts of smokeless fuels needed, has to be made, and an additional Public
Health Inspector has been appointed to carry out this survey. A preliminary survey
of Phase 1 of the Garden Suburb Ward has now been made and will form the Borough of
Hendon Smoke Control (No.2) Area. The area is situated in the south-east part of
the Borough and is approximately 446 acres in extent and consists of approximately
2,559 dwellings and other miscellaneous premises. It links up with Smoke Control
Areas proposed by neighbouring boroughs, so that within the next three years a large
smoke controlled area will almost surround the Hampstead Heath made up of Smoke Control
Areas established in Hendon, Hampstead, Finchley and Hornsey.
Measurement of Atmospheric Pollution
The measurements recorded during the year show a definite improvement on the
results obtained in the previous year. This may be due to the increased use of
smokeless fuels, but some of the improvement may have been due to the relatively hi gh
wind velocity in November and December.
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