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with placcs where bread is made—bread being sometimes
sold in shops wherein are sold also soap, candles, coke,
coal and paraffin oil, etc. Questions on the same subject
were asked in Parliament on June 29th, 1910, and, as a
result the Local Government Board communicated with the
Lainbeth Council for the Council's views on the subject.
The views expressed by the Lambeth Council were (1) that
there were no official statistics to prove the correctness of
the allegations made as to danger to health arising from
the sale of bread in chandlers' shops and in insanitary and
unsuitable places, and (2) that the provisions of the London
County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908, section 8, give
the necessary powers should such be required, in relation
to the sanitary requirements of premises used for the sale
of food for human consumption.
Two-Gallon Waste Preventers and Valve WaterClosets.
The Council during 1910, communicated with the Metropolitan
Water Board, objecting to the substitution of twogallon
for three-gallon waste preventers, and the removal of
valve closets, on the ground that such alterations would not
-conduce to the economic use of water, and would be against
the interests of public health.
Private Complaints of Nuisances.
During 1910 (July) an important principle was decided
by the Council with reference to complaints received of
nuisance. It was decided that an owner was not entitled
to be furnished with the name and address of a complainant,
such complaint being of a private nature. A notice was
served by the Inspector with the result that the drainage of
a house was reconstructed. The owner in writing demanded
the name of the complainant, but his demand was refused