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Hackney 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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No. 2 (Heating: 4 cast iron sectional boilers and Hot Water Supply:
1 cast iron sectional boiler)
Approval granted for a period of five years subject to -
(a) The fuel to be used must be light fuel oil of 200 seconds viscosity
Redwood at 100°F.
(b) The installation must be so installed, operated, maintained and equipped
as to minimise the emission of smoke and be fitted with an efficient
photo-electric cell or similar smoke alarm.
(c) Notwithstanding any automatic controls the installation must be controlled
by an adequately trained operator.
No. 3 (Corner Tube Boiler arranged for oil heating)
Approval granted for a period of three years subject to -
(a) The fuel to be used must be light fuel oil of 40 seconds Redwood No. 1
at 100°F
(b) Notwithstanding any automatic controls the installation must be controlled
by an adequately trained operator.
(c) The plant shall be so installed, operated, maintained and equipped as to
minimise the emission of smoke
No. 4 (Bakers Oven. Hot air from Combustion Chamber to Hot Air ducts)
Approval granted for a period of five years subject to -
(a) The fuel to be used must be light fuel oil of 35 Redwood seconds at 100°F.
(b) Notwithstanding any automatic controls the installation must be controlled
by an adequately trained operator.
(c) The plant shall be so installed, operated, maintained and equipped as to
minimise the emission of smoke.
No. 5 (Two Potter ton oil boilers)
Approval granted for a period of five years subject to -
(a) The fuel to be used must be light fuel oil of 35 Redwood seconds at 100°F.
(b) Notwithstanding any automatic controls the installation must be controlled
by an adequately trained operator.
(c) The plant shall be so installed, operated, maintained and equipped as to
minimise the emission of smoke.
The sixth case related to an application for the approval of the installation
of a single chamber trade refuse incinerator. The application was
refused because it was not considered that the installation was capable of
being operated continuously without emitting smoke.
SECTION 11 (Smoke Control Areas). The position at the end of the year
with regard to the establishment of SMOKE CONTROL AREAS was that two Orders,
covering a total area of 358 acres, were in operation. Confirmation of a
third Order, to become operative 1st November, 1961, covering approximately
689 acres, was awaited and a fourth area affecting some 661 acres, had been
approved in principle by the Council
(a) HACKNEY NO 1 (CENTRAL) SMOKE CONTROL ORDER, 1958. This Order,
covering 150 acres, came into operation on the 1st September, 1959 and necessitated
some 1 093 conversions or adaptations. Thirty-three buildings and other
premises were exempted from the Order as they were due for demolition by the
London County Council at an early date. Two fish curers' fireplaces were
also exempted on condition that the fireplaces shall be those existing on the
date of the Order, and only be used for the purpose of curing fish.