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Smoke Nuisances.
Ninety-one complaints were received of smoke
nuisances, many of which related to the Council's Electricity
Works.
Fifteen statutory notices were served and warning
letters were written to some of the worst offenders, but
having regard to the difficulties under which manufacturers
laboured no proceedings under the Public
Health Act were instituted.
General Sanitary Work.
1,288 complaints of nuisances were received and dealt
with by your Sanitary Inspectors. 1.180 intimation and
and 397 statutory notices were served.
Legal Proceedings.
Fifteen summonses for failing to comply with the
Council's notices were ordered by the Public Health
Committee, but it was not found necessary to proceed
with them as the work was in each case at once put in
hand.
Proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act
were taken against a medical practitioner for failing to
notify a case of scarlet fever occurring in his practice
and he was ordered to pay one guinea costs.
Sanitary Staff.
Two of your Sanitary Inspectors, Mr. F. Manning
and Mr. M. Canton are still serving with His Majesty's
Forces in France. Mr. T. Robey, Junior Clerk, who
joined his regiment, the 2nd London Sanitary Corps at
the beginning of the War, has received a commission
in the Royal Field Artillery. Mr. Castley, who took