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(e) The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. The Council has,
for a number of years, been a member of the Standing Conference of Co-operating
Bodies, and was represented by the Medical Officer of Health and the Chairman
of the Public Health Committee. The Medical Officer of Health attended a
meeting held on the 29th May.
(f) Specific publicity within smoke control areas is undertaken as follows:-
1. Before an Order is made a letter is sent to the occupiers of dwellings in
the area informing them of the Council" s proposal to make an Order,
together with a booklet which gives in simple language a complete account
of what smoke control means. This letter also informs the occupiers that
an officer of the department will be calling to inspect their heating
appliances.
2. On receipt of confirmation of the Order -
(i) A further letter is sent to occupiers of all private dwellings
informing them of the fact that the Order has been confirmed and of
the date of its operation. (Enclosed with this letter is a copy of
the informal notice referred to in (ii) below).
(ii) An informal notice is sent to the owners of all dwellings in the
area in which adaptations are necessary, informing them of the fact
that the Order has been confirmed, and the date of its operation.
This notice sets out details of the conversion of heating appliances
considered to be necessary and also the method of claiming a grant.
A form of application for approval of estimate accompanies this
notice.
(iii) A letter is sent to the occupiers of all industrial and business
premises informing them of the operative date of the Order, as well
as the classes of furnaces exempted therefrom, and the conditions on
which such exemptions are granted,
WARNING LETTERS AND STATUTORY NOTICES (Section 12) are sent to owners of private
dwellings as and when necessary).
(g) Recording of Atmospheric Pollution, In May it was decided to discontinue
using the two standard deposit gauges and to replace them with two volumetric
smoke and sulphur dioxide recorders. The Department now takes daily readings
of smoke and sulphur dioxide from the following four Stations, each of which is
equipped with a volumetric sulphur dioxide instrument with smoke filter
attachment. -
Town Hall; Lampard Grove Depot Rushmore Road Primary School:
Metropolitan Hospital, Kingsland Road.
The London County Council continue to maintain their two Stations, one in
Victoria Park, E. 9. , and a second at the Ambulance Station, Brooksby's Walk.
The following table and graphs show the extent of atmospheric pollution by
smoke and sulphur dioxide as recorded throughout the year at the Town Hall and
Lampard Grove Stations.