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SUBSCRIPTIONS
The Council continued to support the work of the National
Society for Clean Air, and the London and Home Counties Clean
Air Advisory Council.
PUBLICITY
In addition to the legal requirements as to publicity, the
Council continued to notify residents by individual letters of
every stage of the formation of a Smoke Control Area. Every
effort is made to ensure that all households are acquainted with
the various stages through which the Smoke Control Order passes.
As is the Council's usual practice, a Public Meeting was
held after the confirmation of the Well Hall Smoke Control Area.
Residents were able to meet and discuss their problems with
members and officers of the Council. Local fuel suppliers and
representatives of the London Electricity Board and South Eastern
Gas Board attended to answer enquiries from the audience and to
provide displays of appliances. This meeting was very well
attended.
The Council's staff visited many properties within the
Area at the request of residents, to advise and assess degree
of works necessary to conform to the requirements of the Order.
HEALTH EDUCATION
The health education service again had a profitable year.
The various channels of propaganda, information, guidance and
exhortation were fully utilised both for continuous low-level
publicity and specific campaigns. The high spot of the year
was a combined home and road safety exhibition held for one
week in the autumn, which enjoyed a large attendance and was
instrumental in focusing the attention of residents on these
twin problems.
FILM SHOWS AND TALKS
Response to the circular letter to local organisations
offering this service continued to be high. Although the
number of visits (125) show a slight drop on the peak year of
1965 this total is still well above previous years. As in the
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