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injurious to health. Plans have been received for the re-drainage
of this School.
In company with the Inspector of the London County
Council he inspected the works of Messrs. Garton, Hill, & Co.,
York Road, in consequence of complaint having been made to
the Council of offensive smell being noticeable from the premises
in question believed to be caused by the revivification of the
animal charcoal. They inspected the various processes and
found that the charcoal is used as a filtering medium and afterwards
is re-burnt in gas furnaces, through which pass 9 inch
cast iron vertical tubes, having a 7 inch similar pipe within;
the 2 inch annular space being filled with the charcoal which is
to be re-burned and is subjected to a temperatnre of 1,400°
Fahr. This method is a great improvement upon the practice
previously adopted for the revivifying of charcoal, and no
nuisance was discovered to exist.
July 16th.
It was reported that the sanitary arrangements of the
Pulsometer Engineering Works were found upon inspection to
be in a most insanitary condition, the w.c. being formed of a
rough brick trough arrangement with boarded front badly
corroded. A sluice was provided to keep the water back in the
trough, the supply of which was by means of a 2 inch pipe. By
this arrangement the sides of the trough were never flushed, and
were consequently very offensive. The Sanitary Committee
directed notice to be served requiring proper and sufficient
w.c. and urinal accommodation to be provided, which was
subsequently carried out.
Also upon inspecting the A.I. Biscuit Company's premises,
the Chief Inspector found that the w.c. accommodation was
inadequate for the number of male employes, and also that which
did exist was in a dirty condition. The accommodation for
the female employes was in good condition and adequate for
the number employed. The Committee directed notice to