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Cowhouses. The four cowhouses in the Borough have been
visited on 17 occasions, and the required cleansing has been duly
enforced on 11 occasions.
Horse Slaughterer. The one horse-slaughtering house in
the Borough has been visited by the Inspector on 20 occasions,
and cleansing of the premises was required on 4 of these visits.
Other Scheduled Offensive Trades. The premises where
these offensive trades are carried on within the precincts of the
Foreign Animals Wharf have been visited occasionally, but, as
the supply of animals to that Wharf has been only of a very limited
character, the work carried on also has been almost nil.
Effluvium Nuisances. From time to time during the past
two or three years serious complaints have been received respecting
objectionable smells emanating from certain trade premises on
the River Bank. These smells are occasioned by the burning of
old metal, rubbish, etc. The old metal consists of tins and cans
which have contained paint, varnish, oil and similar commodities,
also waste of all descriptions, containing scraps of leather,
rubber and similar material. At the time of the actual burning
of this material much nuisance has been occasioned to the
inhabitants of houses in the immediate neighbourhood, the site
where the burning was carried on being in a large yard enclosed
on three sides by small property. Representations were made by
the owners and occupiers of the premises from time to time, and
many promises were made that this nuisance should be discontinued.
A petition was presented signed by a large number of the
inhabitants in the neighbourhood, and it was decided to keep the
premises under observation with a view to taking proceedings in
regard to the specific instances when this nuisance occurred, under
Section 21 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, which states
as follows: —
"Where any manufacture, building or premises used for any
trade, business, process or manufacture causing effluvia is certified
to the Sanitary Authority by their Medical Officer of Health
to be a nuisance or injurious or dangerous to health of any of the