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9. CAMPING SITES„
There are no camping sites within the Borough and
no licences to station caravans in accordance with
Section 269 of the Public Health Act. 1936. were issued
during the year.
10. ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION.
Twenty-one complaints were received with regard
to smoke or grit emission and ten observations were taken.
A total of 131 visits were made to "boiler installations
situated in industrial or institutional premises.
There is a progressive improvement in Kingston
with regard to the emission of smoke from the industrial
installations in the town. This is due. in great measure.
to the educative work of the Department over many years.
and the co-operation of the firms concerned.
Conversion from coal to oil turning has taken
place in a laundry which had previously "been the source of
nuisance from smoke and grit. The conversion was completed
in January and throughout the year the plant functioned
very well.
Reference is due to improvement works carried out
at a "busy factory in Richmond Road. It had previously
been reported that the obsolete boilers had been replaced.
and a new system of flues had been constructed and connected
to the main chimneystack in which was incorporated a grit
arrester® It is now reported that the firing of the
boilers has been converted from coal to oil fuel with
considerable success.
The conversion has brought about an amazing
improvement both with regard to smoke and grit emission and
the condition of the boiler house and the surrounding landr
previously used for coal storage and the dumping of ash and
clinker.
The installation is a model of its kind. and
provides tangible evidence of what can be achieved in
increased efficiency with large fuel-burning installation.
With regard to the recording of atmospheric
pollution in Kingston. three standard deposit gauges are
maintained by the Corporation and were located after
consultation with the Department of Scientific Research.
The gauges are placed in Canbury Gardens. at Tiffin Girls"
School and the Cemetery. Bonner Hill Road. and are p for the
purposes of report. referred to as "A". "B" and
respectively.
The following tables give the results of analysis
together with rainfall and wind readings. The figures are
from observations made to show the effect when the
prevailing wind was blowing from industrial works towards
the recording stations.