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Lambeth 1905

Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1905

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City and South London Electrical Railway, Generating
Station, Clapham Road.
Messrs. Hyde, Harold Street.
Lion Brewery Company, Belvedere Road.
Messrs. Fremlin & Co., Dane's Road.
South Metropolitan Gas Company, Works, Vauxhall.
Messrs. Francis & Son, Brixton.
Bonanza Bakery, 213, Lyham Road.
Messrs. Webb & Sons, Albert Embankment.
Messrs. Brotherhood, Belvedere Road.
158, Old South Lambeth Road (Bakery).
The above list will give an idea of the amount of work involved
in carrying out the Nuisance Clauses of the Public Health
Act, which have reference to the emission of black smoke from
a chimney (other than the chimney of a private dwelling-house)
in such quantity as to be a nuisance. In addition to this special
work carried out by the Borough's Smoke Inspector, the London
County Council has, during 1905, written 13 letters to the
Borough Council, drawing attention to smoke nuisances observed
by their own officers as follow:—
Messrs. Doulton & Co., Albert Embankment.
Messrs. Stiff & Sons, Albert Embankment.
Messrs. Fremlin, Danes Road.
South London Electric Supply Corporation, Limited, Bengeworth
Road.
Mr. L. S. Hart (Baker), 63, Stockwell Road.
Bon Marche Electric Works, Brixton (2 occasions).
Norwood Brewery, Chapel Road.
Messrs. Webb & Son, Albert Embankment.
Messrs. Mumford, Albert Embankment (5 occasions).
Sunnybank Laundry, South Lambeth Road.
468, Brixton Road (Bakery).
Messrs. Brotherhood, Belvedere Road (2 occasions).
With one or two exceptions, the whole of these Firms reported
by the London County Council were already under observation