In 1952 4,000 people died as a result of “smog”, a mixture of natural fog, soot and smoke, containing poisonous waste gases. The ensuing Clean Air Act designated smokeless zones and all soft coal fires were banned in London. Shows how inspectors keep a close watch on domestic and industrial air pollution, so that smog is a thing of the past.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013607
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Great Britain
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → London (England)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Air - Pollution
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental health
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental law
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental protection - Citizen participation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Factory and trade waste - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fossil fuels
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - Great Britain
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Germany
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Environmental health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hazardous substances
History → Great Britain - History - 20th century
History → History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous
Places → Cities and towns - Great Britain
Places → London (England)
Short films
Short films → Short films - Germany
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)