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It has again been found that discussion on any smoke emission problems
arising has been sufficient to bring about the required improvement either by
the use of better fuels better firing methods or better maintenance
Another aspect of the Department s work for the minimisation of atmospheric
pollution has been in determining the height required for any new chimneys which
may be erected in the Borough Two such cases were dealt with during the year
One instance of a boiler being converted from solid fuel to oil burning
was brought to the notice of the Department during the year
Details of the work done in connection with the establishment of further
Smoke Control Areas within the Borough during the year are set out in the next
section
Clean Air Act, 1956
The Borough's No 3 Smoke Control Order came into operation on the 1st
June, 1963, covering 109 acres and comprising 1 564 dwellings of which number
360 were Council owned In addition there were 24 commercial and 5 miscellaneous
premises but no industrial premises The amount of bituminous (smoky) coal in
use was estimated to be 880 tons per annum and this required replacement by
equivalent supplies of solid smokeless fuel, therms of gas and kilowatt hours
of electricity, according to occupiers choice of heating apparatus, The total
cost involved in converting firegrates in respect of which grant was claimed,
amounted to £4 447 The grant paid amounted to £3 113
The Borough s No 4 Smoke Control Order was made by the Council on the 25th
April, 1963 and confirmed by the Minister of Housing and Local Government on the
6th August 1963 The proposed date of operation was the 1st March 1964, but
the Minister varied the date to the 1st July, 1964
The area covers 165 acres and comprises 1,537 private and 158 Council
owned dwellings Of the total of 1 695 the following were exempted from the
Order Under Part III or Part V of the Housing Act 1957 - 17 dwellings Tem
porary prefabricated dwellings - 18 Highways improvements 54 dwellings
Total exemptions 89 dwellings Within the area there are also 17 industrial,
99 commercial and 9 miscellaneous premises
The area is that part of the Borough bounded by British Grove to the east
to the north by Chiswick High Road (south side from British Grove to the east
side of Devonshire Road) to the west by the east side of Devonshire Road (from
Chiswick High Road to the River Thames boundary); to the south by the Borough
(River) boundary
The survey of the proposed Smoke Control Area No 5 was commenced during
the year and it is anticipated the Council will make the appropriate Order early
in 1964
The total number of visits and revisits made during the year in connection
with Smoke Control Areas was 3,127 In addition , 2, 958 communications to occupiers
were hand delivered
The publication of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government circular
69/63 dated 17th December 1963 will of course require close study and will
no doubt result in the Council adopting fresh scales of maximum costs for grant
purposes Local publicity will need reviewing so that occupiers and owners
can be made fully aware of the implications of the new procedure and the possible
future trends in domestic heating
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