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Parish of Clapham
47
Smoke
Nuisances.
In 16 instances warning notices were served,
and in one, that of a brewery, a summons
was taken out, on which the magistrate made an order
to abate the nuisance, with costs, the result being that
the offence was not repeated. The complaints of black
smoke were more numerous than in previous years, the
excuse made being the difficulty of getting steam coal,
owing to the Welsh coal strike.
Houses Let in Lodgings. No additional houses were registered during
the year. Those previously registered were
inspected regularly, and much cleansing work had to be
ordered. No instances of overcrowding were discovered
in them. To discover all cases of overcrowding it would
no doubt be necessary to inspect them at night, but this
has not hitherto been undertaken, and I think the desirability
of it should be considered. Several summonses
for breaches of the bye-laws had to be withdrawn,
because the landlord let the whole house to a weekly
tenant who sub-let to other weekly tenants.
Housing of the Working Classes Acts. Proceedings were taken with regard to one
house, under these Acts. The magistrate
made an order to close part of the house
complained of.
Customs and Inland Revenue Acts, 1890 and 1891. For the purpose of remission or abatement
of thee inhabited house duty, under these
Acts, I was able to give the necessary certificates
in respect of 54 dwellings.
General Nuisances. During the year, 5,630 houses and premises
were inspected, including 1,159 house-tohouse
inspection, and the total number of nuisances
dealt with amounted to 4,369. Of these 3,531 were
abated under notice and 838 without; 2,224 notices