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The Committee directed that the substance of the report be
communicated to Mr. Eeatchlous, aud that the surveyor bring
up a report concerning the raising of the shaft.
Subsequently, upon report of the surveyor it was found that
any increase in the height of the shaft (having regard to the
thickness of the base) would not be permissible under the
Building Act, and the Works Committee advised the Vestry
not to incur the cost involved in re-building the shaft, since
that under the conditions then present they could not admit
that any nuisance existed.
A fine of £20 and £5 costs was imposed upon the owners of
Queen Anne's Mansions for allowing dense black smoke to
issue from a chimney shaft in the buildings during the month
of January.
Notices were served during the year upon the owners of
various shafts for emitting dense black smoke, but no further
action was found necessary.
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts.
53 & 54 Vic., Cap. 8, Sec 26 (2) & 54 & 55 Vic., Cap. 25, Sec. 4.
With a desire that some uniform certificate under the above
acts should be adopted generally by Metropolitan Medical
Officers of Health, the Incorporated Society of Medical Officers
of Health recommend:-
1. That in no case should the Medical Officer of Health examine
a house with a view to giving a Certificate under these Acts,
until he is absolutely satisfied—as advised in the letter from the
Local Government Board, dated 15th August, 1892—that the
house in question comes within the sections of the Acts.
2. That, in framing a Certificate under the Customs and Inland
Revenue Acts, it is desirable that Medical Officers of Health (for
their own protection) should state in the Certificate what
meaning it is intended to convey.
3. That a Certificate under these Acts should in no case be
given unless the following requirements are complied with :—
(а) A definite minimum amount of cubic space per head, which
should be agreed upon.
(b) A definite minimum height and superficial area for living
and sleeping rooms, as defined by the London Building
Act, 1894, sec. 70.
(c) That there is at least one draw tap and sink, with a
sufficient supply of water thereon, for every twelve occupants
(or less) on each floor.