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tenement) refused to carry his domestic (house) refuse down
to the ground floor for removal by the Council with the
result that there was an accumulation on a flat roof used as
a yard—such accumulation being a nuisance and' injurious
to health. A summons was taken out against the occupier,
but was finally withdrawn, the magistrate granting the
defendant a cross summons (heard the same day) against the
Council for non-removal of domestic refuse, under Section
30 of the Public Health (London) Act 1891. On hearing
this cross-summons, the magistrate decided to make no
Order, subject to the following conditions being carried out:
(a) occupier to bring refuse down to ground floor (front
forecourt) twice weekly at 7.30 a.m. in a small bin (to be
provided' by the owner); and (b) Council to remove the refuse
from the ground floor twice weekly, Tuesdays and Fridays
at 8 a.m.
EFFLUVIUM NUISANCES.
1. Hospital for Animals (149 Wandsworth Road).
Complaints were received' in February, 1909, as to
offensive smells proceeding at times from the chimney shaft
at 149 Wandsworth Road, a hospital for animals. The
chimney is about 30 feet above the ground level and connected
with furnaces used for heating purposes and for the
destruction of carcases of animals (about 400 annually).
The nearest dwelling houses are 50 feet away from the
chimney shaft. A letter was written suggesting the advisability
of (1) raising the chimney not less than 20 feet
higher, or (2) arranging for no animals to be burnt in the
furnaces in future. The later alternative was adopted by
the management of the Hospital, and no further complaints
have been received.
2. S. E. & C. Railway Sidings (Shakespeare Road).
A complaint was received in May, 1909, drawing attention
to an effluvium nuisance caused by the burning of waste