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grants of £12,818 have been approved as the Health Committees share of
the cost of this work in some 2,886 houses. The capital monies to meet
these payments is borrowed from the Government with repayments over
a period of years and it is therefore perhaps more satisfactory to look at
the annual costs which also include some charges for professional staff and
administrative expenses. The Borough Treasurer gives a cost of £15,887 for
the year ending 31st March, 1970 which is equivalent to a rate in the pound
of 0.134p and his estimate of the cost for the year 1970/71 is £17,815 or
0.51p.
Smoke from Industrial Chimneys
It can again be reported that no serious problems have arisen during
the year from the emission of smoke from industrial chimneys. The larger
boiler plants and furnaces are of modern design and the factory managements
are aware that an efficient plant will rarely cause nuisance. When it
has been necessary to seek the co-operation of those controlling such
plants this has been readily given.
As regard the height of chimneys, the Clean Air Act, 1968 gave new
powers to Local Authorities and during the year a number of applications
under Section 6 of the Act were received. These were in respect of chimneys
serving steam boiler plants, incinerators, and foundry furnaces.
OFFICES, SHOPS AND RAILWAY PREMISES ACT, 1963
Section 60 of this Act requires Local Authorities to submit to the
Minister of Labour and Annual Report relative to their district and the
admission of this Act.
The report submitted for 1970 contained the following information.
The figures for 1969 are shown in brackets:-