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Where w.c. pans and traps had been fixed without notice to the
Clerk, under clause 14 of the London County Council bye-laws,
Section 39 (1) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, the Sanitary
Committee in every case brought under their notice directed that the
builder be written to asking him to open the ground, otherwise he
would be prosecuted for infringing the bye-law. During the year 14
cases were brought under the notice of the Committee. In five of the
above instances pans and traps not in accordance with the London
County Council bye-law had been fixed. The builders were written to
and the ground opened; in four out of the 14 cases reported, when the
ground was opened, the drains were found defective. The importance
of the bye-law is paramount.
Under Section 48 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, certificates
were authorised to be signed that there were proper and sufficient
water supplies at the following newly erected premises:—64
and 66, Pennyfields; 26, Bow Road; 27, 29, and 31, Chrisp Street;
25, Brunswick Street; 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, and 35, Lochnagar Street;
18, 20, 22, 24, 26, and 28, Ailsa Street. Two houses in Chapelhouse
Street; "East India Arms," High Street; 167, St. Leonard's Road;
34, Bright Street; "The Royal Oak" (b.-h.), St. Leonard's Street;
110, High Street, Poplar; 54, 56, 58, and 60, Bow Common Lane,
3, to 24, west side of Cottage Street.
Certificates were given under Section 4 (3) (c) of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, respecting 18 cases of overcrowding:—1 in
Bromley and 17 in Poplar, and the Committee directed that the
necessary notices should be served. 40 cases of overcrowding,
22 in Poplar, and 18 in Bromley were abated upon service of
intimations.