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Smoke Control Areas
The coming into operation of the section of the Clean Air Act, 1956, on Smoke Control
Areas meant that Southall had to be divided into districts to form a plan for the gradual
obtaining of complete smoke control, and in 1959, Smoke Control Area No. 1 of 62 acres,
in the South of the Borough, comprising approximately 300 Corporation-owned houses and
shops together with 8 factories, was approved in principle by the Minister of Housing and
Local Government. Not much work of adaptation was necessary and the Order was ultimately
confirmed to come into operation on the 1st May, i960. In July, 1959, preliminary
survey work was completed in respect of Smoke Control Area No. 2, adjoining No. 1 on
the west and south, and comprising 860 dwellings, 6 industrial premises, 62 commercial
(shops, etc.) premises, 18 other buildings (Churches, Library, School) and consisting of
82 acres, was submitted for approval in principle in 1959.
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