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they had provided screens which would remedy the matter to some
extent; further, that he was continuing to keep the premises
under observation.
Resolved : That the matter be left in the hands of the Medical
Officer of Health.
Morgan Crucible Company.
A complaint was received from the London County Council
as to nuisance from effluvium from the Morgan Crucible Works.
I instructed the Sanitary Inspector to keep the premises under
observation, but the kilns from which the nuisance had arisen
were not working at the time of his visit. A letter was subsequently
received from the Works Manager promising to give the
matter immediate attention, and a further communication a day
or two later, in which the Company expressed regret, and stated
that "certain materials had been the cause of the trouble in this
instance," and, further, that they had issued stringent instructions
with regard to the use of these materials, which would entirely
prevent a recurrence of this nuisance.
No further complaint was received, though the premises were
kept under observation for some time.
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts.
During 1908, 11 applications were received (2 of which were
withdrawn) for certificates, under the Custums and Inland Revenue
Acts, in connection with tenements (or dwellings) so constructed
as to afford suitable accommodation for such of the families inhabiting
the same, and, after inspection by the Medical Officer,
have been refused or postponed.
The Act provides that the owners of dwellings of a certain
class may claim exemption from inhabited house duty on producing
a certificate from the Medical Officer of Health that the