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Merton 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton]
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Britain. So much depends upon an adequate supply of the right fuels,
and I believe that with the ever increasing use of natural gas for
domestic heating, a still further improvement in the condition of the
atmosphere can be achieved in this field.
The position regarding Smoke Control Orders is now as follows:
Wimbledon Smoke Control Orders—
No. 1 1962 Operative date 1.12.63.
No. 2 1962 Operative date 1.6.64.
No. 3 1963 Operative date 1.10.64.
No. 4 1963 Operative date 1.7.65.
Merton and Morden Smoke Control Orders—
No. 1 1961 Operative date 1.10.62.
No. 2 1961 Operative date 1.10.62
No. 3 1962 Operative date 1.10.63.
No. 4 1963 Operative date 1.10.64.
No. 5 1963 Operative date 1.10.64.
No. 6 1964 Operative date 1.10.65.
No. 7 1965 Operative date 1.10.66.
Mitcham Smoke Control Orders—
No. 1 1963 Operative date 1.12.63.
No. 2 1963 Operative date 1.11.64.
No. 3a 1964 Operative date 1.11.65.
London Borough of Merton Smoke Control Orders—
No. 1 1965 Operative date 1.10.66.
No. 2 1965 Operative date 1.11.66.
No. 3 1966 Operative date 1.10.67.
No. 4 1966 Operative date 1.10.67.
No. 5 1966 Operative date 1.11.67.
No. 6 1966 Operative date 1.12.67.
No. 7 1967 Operative date 1.10.68.
No. 8 1967 Operative date 1.11.68.
No. 9 1968 Operative date 1.7.69.
No. 10 1968 Operative date 1.7.69.
No. 11 1968 Operative date 1.9.69.
No. 12 1968 Operative date 1.10.69.
No. 13 1969 Operative date 1.7.70.
No. 14 1969 Operative date 1.7.70.
No. 15 1969 Operative date 1.9.70.
No. 16 1970 Operative date 1.5.71.
No. 17 1970 Operative date 1.7.71.
No. 18 1970 Operative date 1.7.72.
No. 19 1971 Operative date 1.9.72.
No. 20 1971 Operative date 1.10.72.
No. 21 1971 Operative date 1.11.72.
No. 22 1971 Operative date 1.1.73.
No. 23 1972 Operative date 1.7.73.
Area No. 24 Awaiting confirmation.
Area No. 25 Awaiting confirmation.
Area No. 26 Awaiting confirmation.
Area No. 27 Under survey.
The area of the Borough covered by Orders either in operation.
or confirmed but not operative, is 7,831 acres. The total number of
premises involved in these areas is 50,279. Comparable figures at the
commencement of the year were 7,136 acres and 45,686 premises.
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