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St Giles (Camden) 1893

Annual report for the year ending 25th March 1894

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Licensing Slaughter-houses. Sect. 20.

The London County Council at the same date renewed licenses to the two following slaughter-houses:—

Locality.Licensee.
No. 6, Drury LaneMr. Arthur W. Lewin.
„ 23, Store Street,, Wm, Kingmill.

Previous to the licensing day your Clerk was instructed
to communicate with the London County Council and state
that the Board are of opinion that they should refuse to
renew the licenses for slaughter-houses, as they consider
that slaughter-houses should not exist in crowded
districts in the metropolis.
Smoke Consumption. Sect. 23.
Upon complaint being made that certain furnaces employed
in buildings used for trade purposes did not consume
or burn the smoke arising from such furnaces, orders were
served upon owners for the abatement of the nuisance, and
in all cases the notices were attended to.
Bakehouses Sect. 26.
The 28 Bakehouses in the District were periodically
inspected, and where found necessary under the provisions
of Sections 34, 35, and 81 of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1878, and Sections 15 and 16 of the Factory and
Workshop Act Amendment Act, 1883, orders were served
upon owners relating to cleanliness, ventilation, and other
sanitary conditions.