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Inspectors on duty. It is intended that this hut shall be moved in
future years to other Smoke Control Areas as they are made by the
Council.
The Health Department took part in the Woolwich Trade Fair
organised by the Chamber of Commerce and held in the Town Hall at the
end of September for one week. A stand was built which displayed
all the "authorised" fuels, together with selection of approved
appliances, and a large map or the Borough showing the location of
the proposed Smoke Control Areas. A three minute sound film made
by the Council's staff was shown continuously by means of rear projection.
Whilst the Pair was essentially a commercial enterprise,
a large number of people expressed interest in the Smoke Control
activities of the Council, and numerous questions were asked. The
Health Department's waiting room was also used to display a more
comprehensive selection of approved appliances, fuels and accessories.
In the construction of the Department's stand at the Trade Fair
and the demonstration hut at present at Abbey Wood, considerable
assistance was given by the Coal Utilisation Council and other
interested organisations,
(c) Smoke Nuisances.
It is anticipated that the remaining provisions of the Clean
Air Act, I956, will come into force during 1958. These provisions
will deal with the emission of "dark smoke" and the emission of smoke,
grit and dust from industrial chimneys. Preparations are being
made to implement this legislation, including visits to local
factories and discussions with the managements,
The smoke nuisance provisions of the Public Health (London) Act,
1936, continued to be administered, and 22 complaints of smoke
nuisance were received during the year. They were immediately
investigated by the Council's Smoke Inspector, and a number of visits
were made to factories and advice given on smoke prevention methods.
In addition, throughout the year routine observations were carried
out on factory chimneys in the Borough.
MEASUREMENT AND RECORDING OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION
Monthly measurements of deposits of sulphur trioxide and solid
matter are taken at five measuring stations situated within the
Borough which are maintained by the Council. In addition, the
Council have set up three smoke measuring stations where daily
readings are obtained,, It will be seen from the following table
that, in general, the pollution by sulphur trioxide is less in the
summer months than in the winter, thus emphasising the part played by
domestic chimneys in pollution of the atmosphere.
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