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in respect of works of adaptation to dwellings and fireplaces. This sum of money, however,
would be expended over a period of years decided upon by the Council, and the rate or progress
would depend on the annual amount they are prepared to spend. The Beaver Report recommended
that a reasonable target would be to have air pollution under control in 10-15 years and this
would be achieved in West Ham by an annual expenditure averaging about £16,000 a year.
It was suggested for the Committee's consideration that they could recommend to the
Council:
(a) that, subject to the necessary funds being made available, by the Finance Committee,
there shall be a phased programme designed to create the whole of the Borough as a smokeless
zone within the next fifteen years at an estimated annual expenditure of £3,500 for 1960/61,
£9,500 for 1961/62 and approximately £16,000 per annum thereafter.