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their District, and it should not be necessary to first satisfy
such Justice that there is reasonable ground to believe a
nuisance exists upon the premises. Warrant should be granted
by a Justice if it is shewn that application has been made for
entry by an officer of the Sanitary Authority, and there has
been a failure or refusal to admit such officer. (Sec. I )
2. Verminous or dirty condition of premises should be
within the definition of a nuisance. (Sec. 2.)
3. Provision should be made for the officers of the
Sanitary Authority to serve notices for abatement of nuisances,
or contravention of Act, or Bye-laws, without waiting for the
sanction of the Sanitary Authority so to do, such notices, if
afterwards approved by the Sanitary Authority, to be as
valid in any subsequent proceedings as if served under their
direction. (Sec. 4.)
4. "Overcrowding" should be defined. There should be
not less than 400 cubic feet for each adult, and 200 cubic feet
for each child under twelve years of age, and Sanitary
Inspectors should be authorised to certify cases of overcrowding.
(Sec. 4.)
5. Power should be given to the Sanitary Authority, as in
the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, Sec. 32 (3), to
eject tenants from a dwelling house, in respect of which a
Petty Sessional Court has made a closing order. (Sec. 5.)
6. Power should be given to the Sanitary Authority to
make Bye-laws defining what shall be held to render premises
in such a state as to be a nuisance or injurious or dangerous to
health. (Sec. 16.)
7. The Bye-laws made by the London County Council
under this section should be made to apply to the removal of
horse dung manure. (Sec. 16.)
8. The following should be designated offensive businesses:—frying
of fish, cleansing scraping and drying of fish