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Smoke Nuisances
Twenty-seven cases liable to be dealt with
under your statutory powers were reported, viz.,
three in the East, eleven in the Middle, and
thirteen in the West District.
All were formerly declared by the Sanitary
Committee "nuisances'' within the meaning of
Sec. 24 (b) of the Public Health (London) Act,
1891, in consequence of the emission of " black
smoke," and notices were served in due course
in each instance. This work involved 409
separate inspections by the officer specially
detailed for the prevention of smoke nuisances.
In consequence of numerous complaints being
received (including two sent by the Thames
Conservancy and one by the London County
Council) of dense volumes of smoke proceeding
from the chimney shaft of the " Daily Mail "
Publishing Company's premises in Tallis Street,
a summons was obtained against the offenders,
and the case heard before the Lord Mayor at the
Mansion House Justice Room.
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