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window of the water closet at 330 Brixton Road,
and gaining entrance indirectly into the lying-in chamber,
would be a danger to a lying-in patient; whilst the
the fact that the drain does not appear to be intercepted from
the sewer would make matters worse, by allowing sewer air
also to escape and enter, through the same channel, into the
lying-in chamber.
There were 3 offences under the Acts:—
(1) The construction and repairing of a water closet and
drain (soil pipe) at 330 Brixton Road, in such a way
as to be a nuisance, or injurious, or dangerous to
health (contravention of section 42 of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891);
(2) 1 he construction of a new water closet at 330a
Brixton Road, in such a manner as to be contrary
to the By-laws of the London County Council;
(3) The carrying out of sanitary work in connection with
330 and 330a Brixton Road, without giving previous
Notice to the Sanitary Authority, as required under
the By-laws of the London County Council.
Summonses were taken out against the owner and against
the 2 workmen who had carried out the work, and the
Magistrate inflicted a penalty of £2 and 4/0 costs upon the
owner (the summonses against the 2 workmen being withdrawn,
the owner paying their ccsts 8/0).
2. Appeal to the London County Council re 130 Clapham
Road—Drainage.
The owner of 130 Clapham Road appealed against a Notice
of the Council, dated November 11th, 1908, requiring the
drains to be put into proper order and condition, in accordance
with the L.C.C. By-laws. The grounds of the Appeal
were stated to be:—