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(i) That from the facts of the case it appears that the firm of
McNamara & Co. have, since April, 1902, carried out with a considerable
degree of regularity the duties devolving upon them under
the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, in the management of their
business ;
(ii) That on those occasions where they have failed this Borough
Council has carried out its full powers without delay, and that its
requirements have been immediately complied with ; and, further,
that the Local Authority has, by inspection and enforcement of the
law, supervised the removal of manure as much as practicable ; and
(iii) That the stabling of 750 horses in one place in the middle
of a crowded district of London must inevitably give rise to unpleasant
effluvia, which is of course most marked in summer weather.
(Signed) GEORGE NEWMAN, M.D.
Public Health Department,
Town Hall, Finsbury, E.C.
July 15, 1903.
The above report was approved and adopted by the Council,
and acting under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Sect.
36 (2), it was resolved that the Council "do hereby order and
" direct that the person to whom the same may belong, be
" required to remove or cause to be removed daily all manure
" or other refuse matter from their stables, cowhouses or other
" premises situate in this Metropolitan Borough, and that public
" notice of this requirement be given in the district by bills
" generally circulated therein and delivered to such persons as
" aforesaid at their respective premises."
In accordance with this Resolution the following notice was
printed in large bill form, and placed on the walls throughout
the Borough :—
REMOVAL OF MANURE
The Council of the above-mentioned Metropolitan Borough,
being the Sanitary Authority for the District, hereby give notice that
they require the Daily Removal of Manure or other refuse from all
stables, cowhouses, or other premises in the said Borough. The
Council further give notice that any person to whom the manure or