Arthur Pollitt
Arthur Pollitt (1891-1951)
1952 Obituary [1]
We regret to record the death on December 23rd, after a short illness, of Mr. Arthur Pollitt, who was deputy controller of the London Division of the British Electricity Authority.
Arthur Pollitt was born at Winton, Lancashire, on March 21, 1891......
...He was appointed deputy controller of the London Division in October, 1950.
During his career Arthur Pollitt presented papers on boilers and turbo-alternators, and he was responsible, in association with the late Sir Leonard Pearce, for carrying out researches on flue gas washing. He was a Constantine Gold Medallist - an award that was made for his paper, "Developments in Design of Boilers and Boiler-House Auxiliaries."
His outlook was, however, essentially that of a practical man, and he had decided views on the subject of generation. Thus, he never allowed himself to forget that the primary purpose of a power station was to generate electricity cheaply and efficiently, and that expensive refinements, such as gas washing, could not be indulged in without increasing the costs of generation - costs that meant the expenditure of scarce raw materials and valuable man-hours.
Mr. Pollitt was a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, a member of the Institute of Marine Engineers, and an associate member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. He was also a Freeman of the City of London and a member of the Court of Assistants of the Worshipful Company of Horners.
1953 Obituary [2]