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Revenue Act, 1903.
During 1921, 10 applications (in respect of 68 tenements)
for the certificate of the Medical Officer of Health under the
provisions of the Revenue Act, 1903, were received, and, after
inspection by the Medical Officer of Health, 4 certificates were
granted in respect of 15 tenements.
Sanitary Conveniences attached to Licensed Premises.
During 1921 the number of public-house urinals under
inspection was 117. In 81 instances the accommodation is
accessible to the general public as well as the users of the
houses, and in 36 cases the accommodation is accessible to the
customers only. As a result of the annual inspection of these
conveniences 44 notices were served to remedy defects
discovered.
Smoke Nuisances.
During the year 145 observations were made and 22 complaints
received. Twelve preliminary and 2 statutory notices
were served by the Council to abate smoke nuisances. No
prosecutions were instituted.
Effluvium Nuisance.
Complaints of effluvium nuisance from factory premises
in the Borough were received with reference to the Smith
Chemical Company, No. 2 Amies Street, and Prices' Works,
York Road. In the first-mentioned case proceedings were
instituted by the Council, and are still pending. In the case
of Messrs. Prices, complaint was made by the London County
Council as to non-compliance with the by-laws in regard to
the processes carried on in their fat-melting works. As a
result of the inspection carried out by the Medical Officer of
Health, the firm, while contending that they were re-melters
only, and not melters of fat—from their point of view
an important difference—expressed themselves willing to
carry out suggestions made to them with a view to compliance
with the by-laws. Subsequently, a detailed specification of
the works they proposed to carry out to meet the requirements
of the by-laws was submitted to, and provisionally approved
by, the Health Committee. These works were in hand, but
were not completed, at the end of the year.
Van Dwellings.
The number of van dwellings in the Borough in 1921 was
50. In the following table are set out the situation and number
of occupants:—