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upon his property. Instructions were given for the branch gully
drain to be re-connected, and the gully to be sealed and made
water-tight.
3. Improper Occupation of a House before Completion.
During 1907, proceedings had to be taken against the occupiers
of an unfinished workshop, built at the rear of 32, Chryssell
Road. At the time of the inspection, it was found that persons
of both sexes were at work, carrying on the work of cigarette
making, although the building was not completed, not being
furnished with proper and suitable water closets, furnished with
suitable and proper water supply and water supply apparatus,
suitably trapped soil pans and other works and arrangements.
There were simply two earth closets provided for the use of the
work-people. This was an offence against section 37 of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and Notices were served, as
required, followed by a summons, which was afterwards withdrawn
on the payment by the Defendants of 20s. costs, the work
having been satisfactorily carried out meanwhile.
CONTRAVENTIONS OF L.C.C. BYELAWS.
(a) Drainage.
(1) A builder reconstructed 2 water closets at a house in
Clapham Road without giving previous notice of his intention to
do so to the Sanitary Authority. Further, the work was found,
on inspection, to have been carried out contrary to the byelaws,
inasmuch as (1) four joints in the iron soil-pipe were made of
putty; (2) the soil-pipe, instead of being carried to a sufficient
height to afford a safe outlet for foul air, terminated near two
windows, 7 feet and 8 feet away respectively; (3) the ventilating
portion of the soil-pipe had been constructed in light iron;
(4) a long length of waste pipe that had been newly fixed, was