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Report of the Medical Officer of Health. 85
has been erected instead of the old wooden one. No alteration
has been made in the process for the destruction of the offensive
effluvia, and I am still of opinion that if the same amount of work
is carried on as was the case previous to action being taken, the
nuisance would be as great.
With reference to No. 3, complaints were made during the
summer of offensive smells in Garratt Lane, Trewint Street, and
Summerley Street, arising from the work carried on there, and
frequent inspections of the premises were made in consequence.
The means adopted for the destruction of the effluvia are,
in my opinion, satisfactory, and if any nuisance arises it is from
neglect on the part of some of the workmen to see that everything
is working properly, and, in particular, failure to keep the
fire of the boiler which destroys the effluvia at a sufficiently high
temperature.
The premises themselves are not kept in such a cleanly
condition as they might be owing to the fact that they are
undrained, and also that the yard was improperly paved, and
offensive material was allowed to accumulate on the premises.
The Bye-laws as to offensive trades will be more rigidly
enforced in future.
Slaughterhouses.
These, 26 in number: nine in Clapham, three in Putney,
five in Streatham, one In Tooting, and eight in Wandsworth, were
frequently inspected during the year, and the necessary cleansing
has been in every case carried out.
No objection was made to renewals of the licences for the
above.
The majority of the slaughterhouses are old buildings,
situated close to inhabited houses, but no complaint of nuisance
has been received during the year from anyone residing in the
neighbourhood.