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Nuisances Caused by Dogs.
With a view to the prevention of nuisances from the fouling of footways by
dogs the Council, in the year 1926, made the following By-law:—
"No person being in charge of a dog in any street or public place and
"having the dog on a lead shall allow or permit such dog to deposit its
"excrement upon the public footway."
The By-law after being in force for an experimental period until 1st June,
1928, was made permanent; it is administered by the Borough Engineer's
Department.
Nuisance from Pigeons.
The London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1927, gives power to local
authorities to deal with nuisances caused or which might be caused by the
congregation at any place in the County of London of house doves or pigeons.
The arrangements made for giving effect to the Act were fully dealt with in the
Annual Report for 1928.
At the request of the occupiers of a large block of offices steps were taken to
reduce the number of pigeons frequenting the precincts of the building. Subsequently
a letter was received thanking the Council for the action taken and
notifying considerable improvement.
At the request of the London County Council arrangements were made for
reducing the number of pigeons in Lincoln's Inn Fields.
Demolition of Old Buildings.
The London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1927, gave power to that
Council to make By-laws in relation to the demolition of old buildings.
By-laws dealing with the subject were made by the London County Council in
July, 1929, and were approved by the Minister of Health on the 14th November,
1929. These By-laws are enforceable by the Metropolitan Borough Councils.
Copies of the By-laws were forwarded to five contractors during the year.
Children's Country Holidays.
In connection with the arrangements made by the Children's Country Holiday
Fund, and the Fresh Air Fund, for sending children away for country holidays, we
receive and answer many enquiries during the summer months relative to the
existence of infectious diseases in the houses from which the children are drawn.
This routine co-operation between the local authority and the organisations concerned
helps to ensure that children who have been directly exposed to infection
shall not be sent away until danger of the development of disease in the contact
child is passed.
Propaganda.
The propaganda work reported on in previous yeas has been continued.