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Clean Air Act 1956-Smoke Control Areas
Smoke Control Orders Nos. 21 and 22 were confirmed during 1970. The date
of confirmation of these Orders by the Minister of Housing and Local Government and their
operative dates were as follows:-
Area 21-confirmation date-21st May, 1970
-operative date-1st July, 1971
Area 22-confirmation date-21st May, 1970
-operative date-1st September, 1971
At the end of the year 4,071 acres were covered by Smoke Control Orders and
32,265 dwellings were affected.
Difficulties were expected by the Government and the Solid Smokeless Fuel
producers with regard to the availability of smokeless fuels during the winter of 1970/71.
Circular 63/70, from the Minister of Housing and Local Government, asked Local
Authorities to look into smokeless fuels availability in their areas. It was not thought that
suspension of Smoke Control Orders was necessary in Sutton but after a recommendation from
the London Boroughs Association it was decided to suspend 40% of the operative Smoke Control
Orders from the 1st December, 1970, to the 31st March, 1971. The Orders suspended were
Carshalton Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, and Beddington and Wallington Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, which were
the first Smoke Control Orders made in the Borough. The numbers involved were 14,961
premises and an acreage of 2,300.
At the end of 1970 five complaints had been received with regard to the inadeauacy
of fuel supplies, all of which were resolved with or without the aid of the National Coal Board.
No appreciable difference has been noticed in the Volumetric Readings of smoke
and sulphur-dioxide.
Smoke Control Order No. 24 has been referred to the Council with a proposed
operative date of 1st December, 1971, and a survey of Area No. 23 was commenced at the end
of the year.
Daily records of air pollution by smoke and sulphur-dioxide are made by means
of apparatus installed at:-
1. The Health Centre, Shotfield, Wallington.
2. The Library, Manor Park Road, Sutton.
3. The Lodge, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton.
The highest, lowest and average reading for the three stations are set out as follows:-
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