(i) Shopkeepers, homeowners and others complained about the black for that descended on their towns causing bad tempers, smoke-related illness and dirty clothes.
(ii) By the 1840s towns such as Derby, Leeds and Manchester had laws to:
(iii) Control smoke in the city.
(iv) Smoke Abatement Acts of 1847 and 1853 were important measures taken in order to resolve the problem, but the factory workers rarely followed rules sincerely and the problem continued.
