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the parents, and that notice relating to the several matters was
served upon the occupier, and eventually complied with.
Also that No. 6 Winifred Grove had been allowed to be
occupied without the owner having first obtained the certificate
required under Section 48 Public Health (London) Act, that
the house was far from completion, without suitable doors or
windows to several of the rooms, waterclosets, or sanitary
conveniences. The occupier being a tailor named Dobkins, of
11, Broadhinton Road, Clapham, who had working with him, in
the first floor front room, his wife, two men, a lad sixteen years
of age, one woman, and a girl fourteen years of age—in all
seven persons—in a cubic air space of 1,814 feet. Notice was
immediately served upon the occupier of the room, and the
number of workers therein reduced.
The Committee subsequently directed proceedings to be taken
against the builder, who was fined 10/- and 12/- costs.
June 15th.—At this meeting, he reported relative to the
alleged nuisance from black smoke being emitted from the shaft
in connection with certain laundry works, that although the
premises had been kept under constant observation during the
period preceding the date of report, no serious nnisance had
been observed, that he had inspected the premises, and found
the fuel used was about ⅔ coke and ⅓ small coal, that the
furnaces were fitted with special smoke preventing apparatus
and force draughts, capable of preventing smoke within twentyeight
seconds of their application to the fuel in the furnaces, and
that the apparatus was entirely under the control of the stokers,
whose fault it was should any nuisance be created.
The Committee gave directions that the shaft should be kept
under constant observation, and a further report submitted at its
next meeting.
He also, pursuant to the instructions of the Committee,