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Publication of the members and aims of the Society, 1901
 'The Coal Smoke Nuisance: Why it Should be Abated', 1913 
 'Fumifugium: Or the Inconvenience of the Aer and Smoake of London Dissipated by John Evelyn (first published in 1661', reprinted for the National Smoke Abatement Society in 1933 
 'Education and Smoke Abatement: A Report of Proposals made by the National Smoke Abatement Society and a Paper by Dr F A Mason of the Board of Education', 1937 
'The Case Against Smoke: The Evidence of Authorities', c1930s 
'No Clean City: The Need for Smoke Prevention in Post-war Reconstruction', published by the National Smoke Abatement Society, c1930s 
'Proposals for New Legislation for the Control of Industrial Smoke', c1936 
 'Smokeless Zones and a Smokeless Central Area: Reprint of a Paper on Town Planning and Smoke Abatement given at the Annual Conference of the National Smoke Abatement Society', 1937 
'Outline Chart of the Effects of Smoke', 1937 
'Smoke Abatement in Wartime: A Statement by the National Smoke Abatement Society', January 1940 
 'Smoke Prevention in relation to Initial post-War Reconstruction', a memorandum submitted by The National Smoke Abatement Society, 1942 
 'Design & Equipment in Post-War Housing in Relation to Smoke Prevention', c1944 
'Smoke Control: Suggestions to Local Authorities for Smoke Prevention by Installation Guidance and Control', c1945 
'Steer's Law of Smoke Nuisances' by W R Hornby Steer M.A., Ll.B., F.R.San.I., Recorder of South Molton, 1948 
'The Smokeless Home', c1950s 'The National Smoke Abatement Society Comes of Age: 1929-1950', 1950 
'Domestic Smoke Prevention and National Fuel Policy', c1950s 'They didn't know what to do; and these are the answers', leaflet c1950s 
'Guilty Chimneys', c1950s 
'Clean Air Begins at Home', c1960s 
'Clean Air Begins at Home' (second version), c1960s
'The Air You Breathe: Fifteen Facts', c1960s 
'The Men Behind the Clean Air Act', c1960s 
'Notes on the Background to Clean Air for Teachers, Lecturers and others', c1960s 
'The National Society for Clean Air: Memorandum and Articles of Association and Bye-Laws', reprinted 1964 
'Air Pollution from Road Vehicles', 1967 'Teh Law Relating to Air Pollution', compiled by F Reynolds, F.R.S.A., M.A.P.H.I., M. Inst. F., c1970 
'Towards Cleaner Air: A Survey of Air Pollution' by Rear Admiral P G Sharp, C.B., D.S.C., Director of the National Society for Clean Air, c1969 
'Fumifugium: Or the Inconvenience of the Aer and Smoake of London Dissipated by John Evelyn', second reprint in 1972 (two copies, one bound) 
Sulphur Discarges in Great Britain and their Influence on Far-away Situated Areas' by Rear Admiral P G Sharp, C.B., DSC., Cop. Inst. Chem. Eng., FRSA., Secretary General, National Society for Clean Air, c1974

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