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has continued, and this has helped in maintaining adequate
supplies of the latter.
One change which has become more noticeable during the
year in the general move towards central heating, either complete
or partial. The manufacture of solid fuel room heaters
with high output boilers capable of heating a number of radiators,
and a type of gas central heating using a master radiator,
has lowered the total cost and provided impetus to central
heating generally.
There is no doubt that central heating ensures that a house
or flat Is more comfortable and is therefore more fully used.
One of the favourable bye products of the clean air programme
is the stimulation of Interest in home heating with the scrapping
of old inefficient and wasteful appliances, and the Installation
of modern heaters of much higher efficiencies.
The general routine of dealing with smoke control areas
adopted in Redbridge following the pattern used in Wanstead
and Woodford continued to work very satisfactorily. Every
effort is made to keep the affected householders fully Informed.
The Public Health Inspectors assist householders with general
advice and completion of the various forms, and ensure that the
works are carried out satisfactorily.
Complaints of industrial smoke nuisance have been few in
number. In two cases, however, legal proceedings were taken,
one of which resulted in fines totalling £9, plus costs £5.5s.0d.
for three offences, and the other a fine of £2 for one offence.
I have divided the main detailed information into three main
groups:
a. Measurement of pollution.
b. Control of pollution — Smoke Control Areas.
c. Other activities such as conferences, exhibitions.
a. Measurement of Pollution
The department has five daily volumetric instruments for
recording smoke and sulphur dioxide concentrations. They are
sited in the following positions:—
No. 1 Gantshill Library
No. 2 John Bramston School
No. 3 17/23, Clements Road
No. 4 Croft Lodge Close
No. 5 Oakhall Court.