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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
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neighbourhood, with respect to the burning of ballast. The
nuisance complained of was caused by the smoke and fumes
from these ballast heaps, and, especially in the first two places,
was a serious nuisance to the inhabitants of the neighbouring
houses.
Notices were necessary in each case, and, with one exception,
the nuisance was abated forthwith. In the case of the
complaints from High Street, Tooting, it was necessary to issue
a summons, but at the hearing the summons was adjourned sine
die, as the defendant promised in court that no more ballast
should be burnt.
(2) Rodway Road, Akehurst Street, Nepean Street, Roehampton, in
consequence of complaints of smell from sewer ventilators in
the roadway. These complaints were referred to the Surveyor
and were attended to.
(3). Gwendolen Avenue, Putney, in consequence of complaints of
smell from sewer ventilators on the main County Council
sewer. Numerous complaints were received from the occupiers
of the houses in the vicinity and the matter was reported to the
London County Council. The Engineer to that Authority was
advised that similar nuisances had been abated in the Borough
by the construction of a Reeves' ventilating apparatus in the
manhole. Shortly after this apparatus was constructed in
the manhole from which the sewer gas escaped most freely,
and as a consequence the nuisance has been abated completely,
110 further complaint having since been received by this
department. Personal inspection of the ventilator confirms
this, as, although visited frequently during the year after the
apparatus had been fixed, 110 smell could at any time be
detected.
(4). Trewint Street and Garratt Lane in its vicinity with reference to
serious complaints from sewer ventilators. The complaints
were unanimous in referring the smell to the premises occupied
by Messrs. Wickens, Pease & Co., Tallow Melters and Bone
Boilers.
Numerous inspections were made of the works themselves
and of the sewers into which the sewage and trade refuse of
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