The severe levels of air pollution killed 4,000 people and 100,000 were left seriously ill. It led to the Clean Air Act of 1956.
But London’s air pollution is still an issue.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced today a new monitoring system to help tackle the problem.
Today, I’ve announced that London is to trial a major new air quality monitoring system to analyse harmful pollution in up to 1,000 toxic hot spots across the city. Read more https://t.co/u8ATPScGQw
— Mayor of London (@MayorofLondon) December 5, 2017
David Harmer, who lived through the smog, said: “It was filthy, really very filthy.”
He will be giving his first-hand account of the great smog to City News today at 16:00.
