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on the platform of Maiden Lane Station, he found on immediately visiting the
premises that all the doors and windows were closed and that the fans were in
working order, and failed to detect whence the fumes had made their escape.
The fact is that businesses of this character, however great precautions
may be taken, will cause a certain amount of nuisance. The great thing is to
reduce it to a minimum.
Smoke Nuisances.—During the year 533 observations were made of
chimneys for the purpose of detecting the issue of black smoke, in addition to
which the London County Council reported 29 chimneys of workshops or
factories that were causing a nuisance. The following is a list of the premises
where smoke nuisances were observed :—
Washing Powder Factory, Fakenham Street
91A, Fonthill Road
114, Fonthill Road
101, Fonthill Road
Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate Hill
Ice Factory, North Road
Bottle Works, Northampton Grove
93, Gillespie Road
14, Seven Sisters Road
Champion Druce & Co., Wrorks, Southgate Road
20, "York Road
50, York Road
Wheel & Tyre Works, Wharfdale Road
Electric Lighting Station, Eden Grove
134, Holloway Road
26, Blenheim Road
190, New North Road
Boiler Works, Mildmay Avenue
33, Bedford Terrace
34, York Road
154, Hornsey Road
Tube Railway Station, Junction Road
35, Islington Green
Wilton Works, Shepperton Road
Betts Factory, Elthorne Road
26, Blenheim Road
1, Mount Pleasant Road
Kelvin Works, Kelvin Road