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Fouling of Footways by Dogs.
One offence against the Council's by-law with regard to the
fouling of footways by dogs was reported, and proceedings were
instituted against the offender, who was fined 10s. with 10s. costs.
The usefulness of the by-law in question is seriously impaired
by its limitation to nuisances committed by dogs only while on lead,
and the Council in September submitted a revised by-law to the
Home Secretary (in a form already approved in another London
Borough) by which this limitation was removed. The Home
Secretary duly approved the by-law and fixed the date of its coming
into operation as 1st January, 1939. In its new form the by-law
is as follows :—
(1) No person being in charge of a dog shall allow the dog to
foul the footway of any street or public place by depositing
its excrement thereon.
Provided that a person shall not be liable to be convicted
of an offence against this by-law, if he satisfies the
Court that the fouling of the footway by the dog was not
due to culpable neglect or default on his part.
(2) For the purposes of this by-law the owner of the dog shall
be deemed to be in charge thereof, unless the Court is
satisfied that at the time when the dog fouled the footway
it had been placed in or taken into the charge of some other
person.
(3) Any person offending against this by-law shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine not exceeding forty shillings.
(4) As from the date on which this by-law comes into force the
by-law made by the Council on the 27th March, 1929,
under Section 23 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1882,
as to the fouling of footways by dogs shall be and is hereby
repealed.
Propaganda.
The national campaign inaugurated by the Government in the
autumn of 1937 to advertise the health services provided and maintained
by public bodies for the maintenance of the nation's health
was continued during the first three months of 1938. Posters,
leaflets, book-marks, &c., issued free by the Government through
the agency of the Central Council for Health Education were distributed
and displayed on public notice boards and on hoardings
to the best advantage, the subjects dealt with in 1938 being the
School Medical services and Tuberculosis.
Notices were also placed in the post offices giving general
information as to the various health services provided by the
Council.