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Horse Troughs—
Blackheath Road.
Church Street.
Woolwich Road.
Black wall Lane.
Charlton Village.
Westcombe Hill.
Water Supply. The water supplied throughout the whole
of the District by the Metropolitan Water Board still maintains
its high standard of purity.
During the year 134 water supply certificates have been
granted under section 48 of the Public Health (London) Act,
1891 ; these certificates stating that the new houses to which
they refer are supplied with a proper water supply in accordance
with the Act. Defective water fittings have been renewed in
120 cases; 14 water supplies have been reinstated where the
supply had been cut off; 25 water supplies have been altered so
as to draw direct from the main ; the cleansing, repairing, and
covering of cisterns has been required in 12 cases.
Smoke Nuisances. Three hundred and sixty four
observations have been taken for smoke nuisances during the
year, but on only sixteen occasions was it found necessary to issue
Statutory Notices for the abatement of any nuisance which was
found; one prosecution has been necessary during the year on
this account.
Food and Drugs Acts. Four hundred and nine samples
have been purchased under the provisions of the Sale of Food
and Drugs Acts and submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis,