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inhabitants of the district, the Authority shall make a complaint,
and if it appears to the Petty Sessional Court hearing the complaint
that the trade, business, process or manufacture carried
on by the person complained of is a nuisance, or injurious or
dangerous to health of any of the inhabitants of the district,
then, unless it is shown that such person has used the best
practicable means for abating the nuisance, or preventing or
counteracting the effluvia, the person so offending shall be liable
to a fine not exceeding £50."
As the days and times when this nuisance was created were
very variable, many futile visits and observations had to be made,
but on the occasion of a visit before 6 a.m. one morning, the burning
was found to be in progress, and the nuisance occasioned at
the time was very great and serious, so much so that, although it
was a nice, fine September morning, yet the occupants of the
surrounding houses had perforce to keep all their windows
securely shut in order to obviate as much as possible the entrance
of the smoke, smells and fumes into their houses. Accordingly,
your Medical Officer of Health certified as required under this
Section, and reported the matter to the Public Health Committee,
with a view to proceedings being taken according to this Section.
On fully considering the matter, however, the Committee decided
that they would accept the responsibility, and no proceedings
should be taken at any rate on this occasioin, the Medical Officer
of Health being directed to write a further warning letter to the
proprietors of the business, requesting them not to cause any further
nuisance and discomfort to the occupiers of the surrounding
property.
Serious complaints still continue to be received repecting
offensive smells emanating from the main sewers and tramway
conduits of the London County Council, as they pass along the
main roads of the Borough, and a complaint was made to the Home
Office by this Council on the subject. The Home Office apparently
asked the London County Council for some explanation of this
condition of things, whereupon the London County Council took
this matter into their serious consideration. A Conference