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(i.) Openings through which smoke is emitted
from buildings or places in which processes of manufacture
are carried on and the chimneys of any
building or place where furnaces are used in operations
carried on under statutory powers.
(ii.) The chimneys of any Government Workshop
or Factory.
That in special cases of nuisance arising under sections
23 and 24 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
the proceedings in respect of any nuisance may, at the
request of and by agreement with the sanitary authority,
be taken by the London County Council in such special
cases.
UNDERGROUND CONVENIENCES.
The conveniences have been kept under regular inspection
during 1909—the male conveniences by the male inspectors
and the female conveniences by the female inspectors.
It has been decided, during 1909, to construct an Underground
Convenience at Westow Hill, subject to the three
other Local Authorities, whose districts meet at the site, viz.:
the Corporation of Croydon, the Camberwell Borough Council
and the Penge Urban District Council, agreeing to contribute
one-fourth of the estimated cost of construction
(£2000), and also one-fourth of the cost of its maintenance
(£400 per annum) exclusive of fees received.
During 1909, the Underground Conveniences previously
lighted by gas have been lighted by electricity, and, in connection
with the Brixton conveniences, two electricallv-lighted
signs, bearing the words "Ladies" and "Gentlemen" have
been fixed. These signs are plainly seen both by daylight
and at night.