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(c) The London and Home Counties Clean Air Advisory Council, The Council
renewed its annual subscription to this body on which the Council is represented
by the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Public Health Committee together with
the Medical Officer of Health.
(d) Joint Conference of Local Authorities, This Joint Conference, formed in
1957, comprises representatives from the following authorities -
County Borough of East Ham and West Ham.
Boroughs of Barking. Chingford. Dagenhajn, Ilford Leyton. Walthamstow.
Wanstead and Woodford.
Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, and the Urban District of Chigwell.
Two meetings were held, one on the 17th April at Leyton and the other on
the 2nd October at Woodford.
(e) The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. The Council has.
foranumber 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.
(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 Council1 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 private dwellings
where adaptations are necessary informing them of the fact that
the Order has been confirmed and 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
methods of claiming a grant. A form of appli cation for
approval of estimate accompanies this notice,
WARNING LETTERS AND STATUTORY NOTICES (Section 12) are sent to owners
of private dwellings as and when necessary.
(g) Recording of Atmospheric Pollution. 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, Brooksbyrs Walk.
The following table shows the extent of atmospheric pollution by smoke
and sulphur dioxide in terms of average daily readings for each month as
recorded throughout the year at the Town Hall, Lampard Grove Metropolitan
Hospital, and Rushmore Road School Stations.