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It was not intended, however, that a daily removal of manure
should be required from all the stables in the borough irrespective
of the number of horses kept. It was thought desirable at first
to send the notice mentioned in the Council's resolution only in
those cases where more than 20 horses were stabled in one place.
In such cases the following notice was sent:—
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
Removal of Manure.
The Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea,
being the Sanitary Authority for the district, hereby give notice
that they require the daily removal of manure from the stable
occupied by you, and situate at
in the said Borough.
If you fail to comply with this notice, you will be liable under
section 36 (2) of the above-mentioned Act, without further
notice, to a fine not exceeding twenty shillings for each day
during which such non-compliance continues.
G. F. McCleary, M.D.,
Medical Officer of Health.
The result of this procedure has been beneficial. A more
frequent removal of manure has been secured, but it cannot be
said that the nuisance has been wholly abated. In large stables
even a daily removal is insufficient, and the occupiers of the
smaller stables complain that in summer they find it impracticable
to secure a daily removal. There is no doubt that this is a
real difficulty, and it is not too much to say that the only effective
way to get rid of the nuisance arising from the deposit of horse
manure in large towns is to get rid of the horse, and fortunately
there are signs that this much-needed sanitary reform is
being somewhat rapidly effected. As an indication of the
progress which is being made in this direction, it may be noted
that a large stable in Battersea, which a few months ago
accommodated some hundreds of horses is now being cleansed
and reconstructed as a garage for motor omnibuses. The
electrification of the tramways in Nine Elms Lane, Battersea
Park Road, York Road and Falcon Road, which is now