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Basement bakehouses.
The quinquennial review of basement bakehouses for
the continuance of Certificates of Suitability issued
under the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, revealed that
only one basement bakehouse was still in use. As,
however, its condition was in conformity with the standard
recommended by the Metropolitan Boroughs' Standing Joint
Committee, the Council authorised that the Certificate of
Suitability should be continued. This will fall due for
further consideration in 1964 if the bakehouse is still in
use, but in the meanwhile the premises will be kept under
close surveillance.
Nuisances from noise.
Complaints of nuisances from noise at factories
continued to be received during the year and each case was
carefully investigated. In many instances an informal
approach to the Management was successful in bringing
about a diminution of the nuisance, but in one case where
the noise of machinery appeared to be causing considerable
distress to the occupants of a house adjoining the factory,
the Committee authorised that legal proceedings should be
instituted if necessary. Before such action could be
taken, however, the management submitted a scheme to
remove the machinery to another part of their premises
away from the dwelling houses. This involved the
installation of a 3 phase electrical supply and the
erection of a transformer chamber. Plans have been
prepared and submitted to the L.C.C. whose approval of
these works under the Town Planning Acts is awaited.
The problem of noise nuisances is growing and giving
Public Health authorities throughout the country considerable
cause for concern. Towards the end of the year the
Council accepted an invitation from the Noise Abatement
Society to take up membership. Several Metropolitan
Boroughs have become members of this newly formed body
whose immediate aims are to take all possible steps under
existing law to protect the public from assault by noise,
to inform the public of the dangers to health arising from
noise and of the legal action which can be taken in this
respect and to press for the enforcement of the present
laws against noise and for new byelaws where appropriate.
It has already been demonstrated that the provisions
of the existing laws render it very difficult to deal