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Twenty-two notices of proposal to install a furnace to which
Section 3 (1) of the Act applied were received, and the installations
were inspected and recorded.
In nine instances plans which were deposited for building byelaw
approval showed in each case the proposed construction of a chimney.
After examination of the plans, followed by discussions with the applicants,
opinions upon the height of the chimneys in relation to
Section 10 of the Act were sent to the Borough Surveyor.
National Survey of Atmospheric Pollution.
The Health Department maintains six single port (daily) instruments
and two eight port (weekly) instruments which are sited in
approved positions in the Borough. These instruments, which record
smoke density and sulphur dioxide content in the atmosphere, are
visited daily in the case of single port instruments and weekly in the
case of eight port instruments. Recordings are standardised and the
results are sent monthly to the Ministry of Technology. The two
standard deposit gauges referred to in my last; Report were taken out
of use during the year. The average monthly results are indicated in
the following tables: —

N indicates No Recording
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