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under the provisions of the Metropolis Management Acts,
requiring the necessary alteration and amendment of the drains.
In the case of the premises marked with an asterisk, the notices
were not complied with and the work was subsequently executed
by the Council and the cost of the same charged to and recovered
from the respective owners :—
"Suffield" and "Claremont," Addington Grove*; Nos.
4 and 6, Brownhill Road; Nos, 24, 26, 28 and 30, Church Road,
Forest Hill; Nos. 1, 3 and 5, Cranston Road*; Nos. 33, 35, 37
and 39, Cressingham Road*; Nos. 194 and 196, Devonshire
Road*; Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Longton Grove Terrace*; Nos.
26, 28, 30, 32 and 34, Perry Hill* ; Nos. 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22
and 24, Sandrock Road*; Nos. 24 to 40, Springfield, and 1, 2,
3 and 4, Springfield Cottages*; Nos. 4, 5 and 6, Albert Villas,
and Durham and Plumbley Cottages, Sydenham Hill Road*;
Nos. 54, 56, 58 and 60, Vancouver Road*; Nos. 73 and 75,
Willow Walk, Sydenham*: Nos. 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19,
Wisteria Road; Nos. 19 and 20, Wynell Road.*
SMOKE NUISANCES.
The Inspector entrusted with the duty of keeping observation
for the emission of black smoke, made 317 investigations
during the year, compared with 259 during 1910. The details
of his observations are as follows:—laundries 91, breweries 5,
silk mills 2, preserve works 88, flour mills 22, railway locomotives
24, saw mills 4, public institutions 40, bakehouses 8, sewer
works 50, miscellaneous premises 9.
The duration of the observations varied from 1-an-hour
to 1 hour each. In consequence of offences observed,11 intimation
notices were served and 1 statutory notice. No legal
proceedings were instituted.