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they should have no difficulty in maintaining an adequate
supply throughout the year. Notwithstanding this better
supply position of premium fuels the Council has in its
plans for Smoke Control Areas continued to rely upon the
plentiful supply of coke.
Appliances
Local retailers appear to have experienced no
difficulty in supplying the public with an adequate range
of approved open fires. The Council have made available
at the demonstration hut, at the Town Hall and at local
Libraries, copies of the list of approved appliances.
These lists appear to have been well used.
New Houses
During the year "the Council was informed of the
intention by the London County Council to amend the
Building By-Laws to ensure that only appliances capable
of burning coke, anthracite, gas or electricity were
installed in new property. It is anticipated that this
By-Law will become operative in 1960.
Factory Premises
Regular smoke observations are carried out on the
chimneys of factories in the Borough. Several complaints
were again received from nearby residents of an Abbey Wood
factory of fumes and smoke. Extensive work on the plant
has been undertaken by the firm concerned, involving the
complete redesign of their kilns in relation to the flue
system. The plant has been further improved by the
installation of an additional cooling system, and other
work has also been carried out during the year by the firm
at the instigation of the Council.
New Furnaces
Section 3 of the Clean Air Act requires that new
furnaces not used mainly for domestic purposes and exceeding
a capacity of 55,000 B.T.U's shall, as far as
practicable, be smokeless. Any person installing such a
furnace must give prior notice to the Council and may
submit detailed plans and specifications for the Council's
approval before the work of installation takes place.
During 1959 one application for prior approval of plans
and specifications was received, and the proposals were
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