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and Dust Yards situated in Tinworth Street (Prince's
Ward) and Commercial Road (Marsh Ward), a large number
of visits were paid, but in no instance was a nuisance discovered
with which the Council could deal, having regard
to the provision in the by-laws, permitting of the depositing
of refuse and offensive matters for a reasonable period of
12 hours during the process of removal. Cautionary letters
were sent as required, but no action was taken before the
Magistrate.
Removal of House Refuse.
During 1912, the question of the suggested alteration or
amendment of the by-laws made under Section 16 (2) of
the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, relating to the
removal of house refuse, by which such refuse shall be
collected from all premises more frequently than once a
week. Power is at present given under the by-laws for
(a) a weekly, or (b) a daily removal of house refuse, and
in the Borough the weekly removal is in vogue with a
few exceptions stated by the Engineer as follows:—
(a) Twice a week:
(1) The whole of the district to the north of Lambeth
Road;
(2) Certain large business premises and shops in various
parts of the Borough, also blocks of dwellings,
schools, and public buildings, such as Empress
Theatre, Stockwell Hospital, Fire Station, Police
Station, Stockwell College, St. Gabriel's College,
(Cormont Road), Lambeth Public Baths, etc., etc.
(b) Three times a week:
Rowton House, Vauxhall; Campbell Buildings (Maudsley's
site), Westminster Bridge Road; Shops in
Atlantic Road, Electric Avenue and Station Road,
Brixton.