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Your Council resolved on 4th May, 1910, that the London County Council
be informed that this Authority are in favour of legislation being promoted in
order to properly define what is trade refuse, and that a copy of the Report of
the Engineer and Surveyor be sent to thein for their information.
§ 9— NUISANCES, &c.
Urgent's Canal Water.—Specimens of water taken from the Regent's ('anal
within the Borough were sent for analysis to the Public Analyst. The general
tone of his reports was that the water was sewage-polluted, but that the
contamination was not such as to cause a nuisance.
Offensive Trades.—The two licensed noxious trade premises in St. Pancras
have been regularly inspected, and the tallow-melting works in Tudor Place
have been kept under continual observation.
Effluvia Businesses.—In addition to the above businesses producing offensive
effluvia, the businesses of a vendor of fried fish, a fish-curer, and a rag and
bone dealer have been brought under under control by Section 10, Part II.,
Sanitary Provisions, of the London County Council (General Powers) Act,
1908. By this section the County Council may make by-laws for regulating
the conduct of these businesses, and with respect to the premises, utensils,
and appliances used in connection with these businesses, and it is the duty of
the Borough Councils to enforce these by-laws. The framing of these by-laws
is under consideration.
Tal/oir-metting Premises, Tudor Place.—For a long time past complaints have
been received through the London County Council and by this Authority of
the nuisance caused by the effluvia emanating from the tallow-melting works
in Tudor Place.
Your Council have long refrained from recommending that proceedings
should be taken in regard thereto, inasmuch as they have been informed that
negotiations were proceeding between the proprietor of the works and the
London County Council in regard to plans which had been submitted, with a
view of bringing the premises into compliance with the by-laws.
A petition was, however, received from eleven inhabitants of Tottenham
Court Road, certifying that the business carried on at the premises in question
causes effluvia which is a nuisance and dangerous to the health of the
neighbouring inhabitants. Inquiries from the London County Council elicited
the information that they informed the proprietor of the business on the 9th
March, 1010, that his Architect, had not fulfilled his engagement to submit
proper plans and sections with the necessary specifications, giving full details
as to the method proposed to be adopted in order to biing the premises intocompliance
with the by-laws, and the Architect was also written to on the 14tli
March, 1910. Notwithstanding this the Clerk of the London County Council
wrote on the 4th April, 1910, to state that the promised plans, &c., had not
been received.
Your Council were of opinion that the nuisance complained of should no
longer be allowed to continue, and that the provisions of Section 21 of the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891, which lays down the duty of the Sanitary
Authority in such matters, should be put in operation, and they resolved on
the Bith April, 1910, the Council's Solicitors be instructed to make a complaint
in the matter to a Metropolitan Police Magistrate.
»S'moke.—During the year the usual observations of smoke shafts were made
bv the inspectors and re-inspections made after notices served.