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Trees have been planted by the Millwall Dock Company on the
border of the mud area at the rear of the houses in Stebondale Street,
and appear to be doing well.
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
12 cases were brought under the notice of the Committee. In three
instances, after the ground had been opened the drains were found
defective. Builders. I am pleased to say, are now beginning to
recognise the importance of the bye-law. This is no doubt due to the
action of the Committee.
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:—
37, Byron Street; 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,
25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34, Cottage Street (west side);
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Cottage Street (east side, north end); 1, 3, 5 and
7, Oban Street; Police Station, East India Dock Road: 50, and 52,
Bruce Road; 37, 83, 85, 87 and 89, Galbraith Street; Porter's
Lodge, Sick Asylum; 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, n, 12 and 13, Cottage
Street (east side, south end); 70, Pennyfields; Christ Church
House Follett Street, Dee Street, Board School and School-keeper's
premises.
Certificates were given under section 4 (3) (c) of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, respecting 12 cases of overcrowding:-2 in
Bromley and 10 in Poplar, and the Committee directed that the
necessary notices should be served; 22 cases of overcrowding, 10
in Poplar and 12 in Bromley, were abated upon service of
intimations.