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or repair shall, unless he shows that such construction or repair was not due to the
wilful act, neglect, or default, be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds."
No drainage or other works are to be covered in until inspected and approved by
an Officer of the Vestry.
Before commencing any Drainage Works it will be necessary to give notice of your
intention, and to submit plans at this Office.
All works must be carried out in conformity with the London County Council
By-Laws and the Regulations of this Vestry.
The schedule of nuisances on the back of the notice has been the
means of saving a great deal of clerical labour, and it has also proved
itself a useful aid in sanitary administration.
Up to the month of January it had been the custom of the
Inspectors to make out both the originals and copies of the preliminary
notices, but from that date this duty has devolved on a clerk specially
appointed for the purpose. The practice now adopted is for the
Inspector, who requires the preliminary notice, to fill up a requisition
form on which he writes down the numbers of the nuisances as described
in the schedule. The requisition is then given to me and carefully
examined before it is passed on to the clerk who writes out the notice.
If it contained any demand which I considered of an exceptional
or unnecessary character I made it my duty to consult with the
Sanitary Inspector so as to ascertain the reason for his requirement,
and if it then appeared to me necessary or reasonable it was allowed to
remain on the notice, but if not, it was struck out.
OUTWORKERS.
A commencement was made in the early part of the year to
ascertain the names and addresses of the Outworkers employed in
Islington, and for this purpose Inspector Pain was taken off his district.
He was engaged on this work up to the time of his death in July.
Prior to his demise the loss of his services from his district caused a
great deal of confusion in the Sanitary Department, as owing to the
large amount of work that was going on it was almost impossible to
spare him.