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Recording of Atmospheric Pollution. Apparatus for recording atmospheric
pollution was maintained at the following stations:-

(See also pages 73 and 74).
Tables showing the extent of atmospheric pollution as recorded at each of the
six stations in the borough are set out on pages 13 and 14 of the Appendix
During the year a survey was carried out on behalf of the Department
of Scientific Industrial Research, in areas of half mile radius around the
volumetric recording stations The object was to ascertain if any definite
relationship exists between the amount of smoke pollution recorded at a site
and the type of locality surrounding that site The information required was -
(i) The population within a ½ mile radius of the smoke
recording station; and
(ii) the type of buildings within that same radius, i.e.
residential, shops, industrial premises, etc.
SECTION 30 (Duty to notify occupiers of offences) enacts that if, in the
opinion of an authorised officer of the local authority, an offence is being or
has been committed under Section one (Dark Smoke) or section eleven (Smoke
Control Orders) of this Act, or a nuisance to which section sixteen (Smoke
Nuisance) of this Act applies, exists or has existed, he shall, unless he has
reason to believe that notice thereof has already been given by or on behalf
of the local authority, as soon as may be notify the occupier of the premises.
If his notification is not in writing, he shall, within forty-eight hours
after he became aware of the offence, confirm the notification in writing In
any proceedings for offences under section one or section eleven of this Act,
it shall be a defence to prove that the foregoing provisions have not been
complied with, Under the provisions of this section written notices were
given as follows:-
Section one 2
Section eleven 6
Section sixteen 16