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142 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
nuisance, further proceedings were taken in the High Court in
October, when both the defendants were ordered to be committed
to prison, but the Judge intimated that as the object of the proceedings
was to abate the nuisance he thought that if the
defendants altogther ceased to carry on the business and paid the
costs of the two motions, the Council would be well advised not to
issue the writ of attachment.
The defendants since that date have ceased to carry on the
business, and the works were partially demolished.
With regard to No. 5, notices were served on the owner on two
separate occasions, the first notice being to repair the floor of the
melting and storing chamber, and to properly repair the windows
of the storage chamber, and the second was to properly and
efficiently destroy the effluvia from the fat melting.
The owner had satisfactory appliances for the destruction of
the effluvia, but these were not being used in an efficient manner.
These notices were complied with without having resource to
proceedings at the Police Court.
Offensive Trade Refuse.
The Council have, during the year, extended the removal of
offensive trade refuse to the whole Borough, and a large number
of tradesmen have taken advantage of the system.
A charge of fourpence per tin is made, the tins/ themselves
being the property of the Council.
The removal is carried out daily, twice, or three times weekly,
as requested.
In September last an arrangement was entered into with the
Contractor to remove to the Destructor at Tooting during the night
the fish and butchers' offal collected during the day, also to cleanse
the tins before returning, free of cost, the poulterers' offal being
destroyed in the furnaces.
From a sanitary and financial point of view this arrangement
has so far worked very satisfactorily.