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With the exception of prosecutions in connection with
the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, it was only found necessary
to institute Police Court proceedings in three cases, one being
in connection with nuisance from the emission of black smoke,
one being for sanitary defects, and one with respect to works
carried out at Deptford Pumping Station (London County
Council). These proceedings,however,were, after much correspondence
between the respective officers and the Committees
concerned, finally withdrawn on assurance being given lay the
Chairman of the Public Health Committee of the London
County Council that in future when any sanitary work was
being carried out by that Authority they would give us notice
respecting the carrying out of such work, and would deposit
the necessary plans of drainage in connection therewith.
The facts upon which these proceedings were initiated certainly
throw a very curious light upon the attitude taken up
by the County Council in respect to sanitary works carried out
by them, for they erected buildings not complying with the
requirements of the London Building Act with regard to
structure, not complying with the by-laws of the London
County Council with regard to sanitary fittings, and, in fact,
in some respects being definitely contrary to accepted presentday
standards as regards sanitary arrangements, and, further,
not complying with their own by-laws with respect to the
giving of the necessary notices and the deposit of plans, and
as indicated above, although the summonses have been withdrawn
on promise of good behaviour in the future, yet the
building in question still stands as it was erected.
There were altogether throughout the year 319 complaints
entered in the Public Complaints Register of the
Department; these were in each case carefully investigated,
and any necessary action immediately taken, thus there are
none of these matters left outstanding or unattended to.