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Sutton and Cheam 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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CLEAN AIR ACT, 1956 - SMOKE CONTROL AREAS
In June, 1962, the Minister of Housing and Local Government stated
that in view of the density of residential property in the Borough and ts
nearness to London, the Borough of Sutton and Cheam should be regarded
as a 'Black Area' for the purpose of Circular No. 4/62.
The initial survey of all properties in the Proposed No. 1 and No. 2
Smoke Control Areas wcs completed by the 13th September, 1963.
(a) The Sutton and Cheam (No. 1) Smoke Control Order, 1963, was made
by the Borough Council on the 24th day of September, 1963, and submitted
to the Minister of Housing and Local Government for confirmation. When
confirmed the Order will come into operation on the 1st October, 1964, or on
a later date determined, by the Minister.
The area consists of all buildings (except certain exempted premises)
within a section of the Borough, comprising 307 acres and enclosed by the
following boundaries:-
"The Borough boundary line commencing at the Pyl Brook along
utonecot Hill, Lpsom Road, £lm Road West, Sutton Common Recreation
Ground, Morden Way, Wimbledon branch railway to Reigate
Avenue Railway Bridge along the north side of Reigate Avenue
and Oldfields Road to the Pyl Brook, continuing northerly along
the Pyl Brook perimeter of the Sutton Sewage Disposal Works to
Stonecot Hill"
Premises included in the Area are as foliows:–
| Industrial premises | 14 |
| Commercial premises | 105 |
| Dwellings (including 86 Council owned dwellings) | 1784 |
| Other premises | 15 |
| Total | 1918 |
(b) The Sutton and Cheam (No.2) Smoke Control Order, 1963, was made by
the Borough Council on the 23rd October, 1963, and submittedto the
Minister of Housing and Local Government for confirmation. When confirmed
the Order will come into operation on the 1st October, 1964 or on a
later date determined by the Minister.
The area consists of all buildings (except certain exempted premises)
within a section of the Borough comprising 211 acres, and enclosed by the
following boundaries:–
"The Borough boundary line commencing from London Road
between Garth Road and Trafalgar Avenue along a line northeast
of Trafalgar Avenue, Charminster Road, Conrad Drive,
Boscornbe Road, Worcester Park Sewage Works to Green Lane,
thence along Green Lane Borough boundary to the north-side
of Longfellow Road, then along the nath east side of but
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