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April, 1911, whereby they had rendered themselves liable
to the fine imposed by Section 4, sub-section 4 of the said
Act.
4. Upon the hearing of the said information the
following facts were proved or admitted in evidence:—
(a) The Respondents were at all material dates the
occupiers of an Electric Power Station at certain premises
in East Greenwich, in the said Borough of Greenwich,
wherein power was generated for the tramway system of
London.
(b) The Appellants being satisfied of the existence of
a nuisance at the said Electric Power Station, namely a
chimney thereof on the south-east side of the said Electric
Power Station sending forth black smoke in such quantity
as to be a nuisance, on the 5th November, 1910, duly served
upon the Respondents as the occupiers of the premises, and
the persons by whose act, default, or sufferance the nuisance
arose, a notice under Section 4 (1) and (2) of the said
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, requiring them within
three days from the service of such notice to abate the
same, and to execute such works and do such things as
might be necessary for that purpose, and also within the
said period to do what was necessary for preventing the
recurrence thereof.
(c) On the 9th April, 1911, for one period of five
minutes and for another period of four minutes the said
chimney sent forth black smoke in such quantity as to be
a nuisance.
(d) A similar nuisance occurred on about half a dozen
other occasions during the months of March and April,
1911.
(e) The Medical Officer of Health for the said
Borough of Greenwich gave evidence that he had observed