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5. HEATING APPLIANCES (FIREGUARDS) ACT, 1952
Twenty-seven visits were made to premises where heating appliances
were exposed for sale and as a result of these visits 2 appliances were
found not to conform to the standards prescribed and were withdrawn
from sale.
6. THE OIL BURNERS (STANDARDS) ACT, I960
The Act provides for safety standards and instructions for use of oil
heaters and comes into force on the 1st day of January, 1961.
7. THE FABRICS (MISDESCRIPTION) ACT, 1913
AND REGULATIONS, 1959
It is regretted that in the Borough there is no demand for childrens
non-inflammable fabrics owing to the cost and shopkeepers find it
unprofitable to stock these materials for sale. Generally those fabrics
which carry a warranty of inflammability are described as "Low
Flammability ".
8. CLEAN AIR ACT, 1956
(a) Smoke Control Areas
The Council have now agreed to establish Smoke Control Areas.
A scheme has now been prepared and it is hoped that the whole Borough
will be covered within the next 10 to 12 years.
The Council have adopted the Building Byelaw, referred to in
Section 24 of the Act, requiring the installation of approved ieating and
cooking appliances, capable of burning approved smokeless fuel, in all
new buildings.
(b) Atmospheric Pollution
The Council has continued to co-operate in the schem,onducted
by the Fuel Research Station, for recording atmospheric pollution.
A Rain Deposit Gauge is situated on the roof of the Town Hall
This instrument is used to measure the rainfall in inches per month and
to estimate the amount of suspended pollutants in the air in the form
of soluble and insoluble matter. A Lead Peroxide instrument is
situated at North Road, Havering, this records the amount of Sulphur
Dioxide in milligrams deposited per day on 100 sq. cm.
These recordings are taken monthly and the recordings for 1960
are set out on Table 14.
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