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premises were visited whilst the business was in progress, on July 20th, by the
Vestry's Medical Officer of Health. Considerable odour was noticeable in the vicinity,
and as the building was closely surrounded by workshops and dwelling-houses, the
premises were considered unsuitable for such a business as fat melting.
It was ascertained that the business had been in progress for about 10 weeks
before it came under the notice of the Vestry's officials.
Under the Public Health (Lond.) Act, 1891, sec. 19, it is enacted that if any
person:
(a) Establishes anew the following businesses or any of them; that is to say,
the businesses of blood boiler, bone boiler, manure manufacturer,
soap boiler, tallow melter or knacker; or
(b) Establishes anew, without the sanction of the London County Council,
the following businesses, or any of them, that is to say, fell-monger
tripe boiler, slaughterer of cattle or horses, or any other
business which the Council may declare by order confirmed by the
Local Government Board, and published in the London Gazette to be
an offensive business,
he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £50 in respect to the establishment thereof,
and any person carrying on the same when established, shall be liable to a fine not
exceeding £50 for every day during which he so carries on the same.
The business of fat melting or fat extracting is included among those which are
regarded by the London County Council as offensive trades.
It was ascertained from the County Council that the establishment of this
business had not been sanctioned by them; the attention of the proprietors of the
business was called to this fact, and the purport of the above mentioned section was
made known to them. The business was thereupon stopped. Application was
subsequently made by the proprietors to the Council for sanction to establish the
business in accordance with the requirements of the Act; but the Vestry objected, on
the grounds that it was not a fit and proper situation for such a business in so
densely a populated district, and the sanction of the Council was refused.
PUBLIC HEALTH (LOND.) ACT, 1891.
BYE-LAWS.
In pursuance of Section 94.—(1) of the Public Health (Lond.) Act, 1891, the
Vestry being the Sanitary Authority for the Parish, on May 16th, adopted the byelaws
set out below with regard to houses let in lodgings or occupied by members of
more than one family.
These bye-laws were allowed by the Local Government Board on July 20th, and
are now in force in the district. They are as follows:—
Interpretation of Terms.
1. In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words
and expressions have the meanings hereinafter respectively assigned to them; that
is to say,—