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Malden and Coombe 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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SMOKE CONTROL AREAS - STATISTICS
| No.1. | No.2. | No.3. | NO.4. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUMBER OP PREMISES | Private dwellings. | 815 | 563 | 1,551 | 787 |
| Council houses. | 144 | 48 | 24 | 118 | |
| Commercial. | 30 | 35 | 137 | 2 | |
| Industrial. | Nil | 5 | 6 | Nil | |
| Others. | 18 | 6 | 13 | 3 | |
| Crown. | Nil | 1 | 2 | Nil | |
| TOTAL | 1,007 | 658 | 1,733 | 910 | |
| Number of houses requiring work. | Private dwellings. | 314 | 262 | 1,178 | 554 |
| Council houses. | 90 | Nil | 6 | 18 | |
| Number of fireplaces requiring adaptations. | Private dwellings, | 427 | 404 | 1,964 | 854 |
| Council houses. | 90 | Nil | 12 | 7 | |
| Estimated cost of adaptations. | Private dwellings Council houses. | £3,598 £120 | £3,280 Nil | £17,238 £119 | £7,558 £42 |
| TOTAL | £3,718 | £3,280 | £17,357 | £7,600 | |
| Estimated cost per dwelling requiring adaptation. | £9.4.0, | £12.10.4. | £15.0.10, | £13.12.10. | |
| Number of applications received. | 188 | 163 | 748 | 306 | |
| Percentage compared with number eligible. | 60% | 62% | 64% | 54% | |
Glean Air Act, 1956
35 notices of intention to instal furnaces with a rating of 55,000
British thermal units or more per hour were received.
During the year 212 visits were made in connection with smoke abatement.
Atmospheric Pollution- Recording.
The following diagrammatic illustration shows the monthly average of
density of smoke and sulphur dioxide recorded in New Maiden from October, 1957
to December, 1964.