View report page

113
The Committee gave directions for proceedings to be taken.
He also submitted report to the effect that he had been
desired by the Chairman of the Vestry to report to the Committee
as to the conditions under which ice-creams were manufactured
in the Parish, that there were unfortunately no regulations
or bye-laws in existence governing the construction of premises
in which ice-creams are manufactured, or the conduct of the
business, the consequence being that such articles might
be manufactured in places which are totally unfit for the purpose,
and that it had been found necessary in the past to serve notices
with reference to the insanitary conditions existing at buildings
in which ice-creams were manufactured; that the Vestry had
previously directed the attention of the Local Government Board
to the matter, as arising out of the previous reports that he had
furnished to the Committee upon the subject.
4th October.—At this meeting the Chief Sanitary Inspector
submitted report with reference to certain proceedings
taken against a Mr. Chapman for constructing a watercloset
without first having given notice to the Vestry,
as required by the bye-laws of the London County Council
under Sec 39 (1) of the Public Health (London) Act, and
that he had been fined on the 29th June, 5/- and 2/- costs
in respect of the offence. That in view of the water-closet having
been constructed without supervision, the drains had been tested
and found defective, and in due course notice was served
to take up and relay the drains where necessary.
He thereupon proceeded to make considerable alterations in
the drainage, constructing an inspection chamber in the yard, and
diverting the various drains from the water-closets, &c., into the
same, but without providing suitable channel curves and bends
to direct the flow of sewage into the main drain, consequently
the tributuary drains entered the inspection chamber at right
angles to the main drain, so that during the discharge of the said
H