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Hackney 1893

Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1893

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Provided always that this byelaw shall not apply to any act which
is for the time being an offence within the meaning of any public general
statute, or of any byelaw made by the London County Council and in
force in the place where such act is done.
Provided also that it shall not be an offence against this byelaw
to lay any ashes or other suitable material in any street in time of frost
to prevent accidents.
6. Every person who shall lay or cause to be laid in any street any
litter or other matter in case of sickness to prevent noise, shall lay the
same so that it may be evenly distributed over the surface of the part
of the street intended to be covered, and shall, when the occasion ceases,
within forty-eight hours thereafter remove or cause to be removed from
such street the litter or other matter so laid in such street.
Fob preventing Nuisances arising from any offensive Matter
running out of any manufactory, brewery, slaughterhouse.
Knacker's Yard, Butcher's or Fishmonger's Shop,
or Dunghill, into any uncovered place, whether or not
surrounded by a Wall or Fence.
Offensive
matter out of
any manufactory,
brewery, &c.
7. The occupier of a manufactory, brewery, slaughter-house,
knacker's yard, butcher's or fishmonger's shop, or of any premises
comprising a dunghill, shall not cause or suffer any offensive matter
to run out of such manufactory, brewery, slaughter-house, knacker's
yard, butcher's or fishmonger's shop, or dunghill, into any uncovered
place, whether or not surrounded by a wall or fence, so as to be likely
to become a nuisance.
For the Prevention of the keeping of Animals on any
Premises in such place or manner as to be a Nuisance or
injurious or dangerous to Health.
Keeping of
animals on
premises.
8- The occupier of any premises shall not keep nor allow to be
kept any animal on such premises iu such a place or in such a manner
as to pollute, or to be likely to pollute, any water supplied for use or
used or likely to be used by man for drinking or domestic purposes, or
for manufacturing drink for the use of man, or any water used or likely
to be used in any dairy.
9. Every occupier of a building or premises wherein or whereon
any horse or other beast of draught or burden, or any cattle may be
kept, shall deposit or caused to be deposited in a suitable receptacle all
dung, manure, soil, filth, or other offensive or noxious matter other
than urine and other liquid filth which may, from time to time, be
produced in the keeping of any such animal in such building or upon
such premises.