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Public Cleansing.
The collection of house and trade refuse is carried out weekly,
except in the case of blocks of dwellings, hospitals, schools, &c.,
where the collection is carried out more frequently. The refuse
is disposed of partly by burning at the Council's destructor, but
by far the larger amount is removed by barge to suitable "tips"
outside London. The removal is carried out under contract which
imposes stringent conditions for the avoidance of nuisance.

There are no earth-closets, privies or cesspools in the Borough.
Houses Let in Separate Tenements.
Bye-laws with regard to houses let in separate tenements were
made by the London County Council in 1925 and in 1931 under
the provisions of the Housing Act, 1925.
These bye-laws, so far as they are applicable, are being enforced
by the Council.
There are 66 premises in Battersea registered as houses let in
separate tenements and 757 inspections of these premises were made
in 1934.
Sanitary Conveniences attached to Licensed Premises.
During 1934 the number of public-house urinals under inspection
was 118. In 70 instances the accommodation is accessible to
the general public as well as the users of the houses, and in 48 cases
the accommodation is accessible to the customers only. As a result
of the annual inspection of these conveniences, 12 notices were
served to remedy defects discovered, and were duly complied
with.
Smoke Nuisances.
During the year 61 observations were made and 10 complaints
received. Eight preliminary and 2 statutory notices were served
by the Council under the provisions of the Public Health (Smoke
Abatement) Act, 1926, to abate smoke nuisances.
Effluvium, &c., Nuisances.
During the year, complaints were received, chiefly from
inhabitants of a neighbouring Borough, as to nuisance caused by
the emission of noxious fumes from a large factory in Battersea
near the river Thames. The complaints were reported to the
Committee on several occasions and were the subject of careful
investigation,