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by the resignation of Mr. Abbott, the senior Inspector.
Advantage was subsequently taken of this vacancy to reduce
the inspecting staff under the circumstances already set out
at page 111.
Statutory Notices for the abatement of nuisances to
the number of 1,210 were issued during the year, by direction
of the Sanitary Committee.
Written Intimations of nuisances were served by the
Inspectors, under section 3 of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891, to the number of 1,966. As a result of these intimations,
many works of sanitary amendment were carried out
without delay, thus realizing the intention of the legislature,
and obviating the necessity of serving statutory notices.
With regard to these intimations, I reported to your Vestry,
March 2nd (No. 2 report, p. 25), pointing out the desirability of
an alteration in the form in use, so as to enable the Sanitary
Inspector to indicate the character of the works necessary for
the abatement of the nuisance. It had been a frequent
subject of complaint that such works were not specified, and
that the person liable to abate a nuisance was left in
ignorance of the requirements of the Sanitary Authority. I
therefore suggested the desirability of a reference to the Law
Committee, as to whether it would be legal (as it was
certainly desirable) to use a form of intimation which would
enable the Inspector to specify the works which, in the
event of the nuisance not being abated, he would report to
the Sanitary Committee to be requisite for the purpose
The reference was made, and in due course the Committee
reported their opinion that the proposed alteration
in the form would be lawful. The Committee further
prepared a new form of intimation, the use of which has been
attended with advantage. On this form, and on the statutory