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Offence. Result.
Defective drains at No. 2, Ryder's Terrace. Order made to do work
in 14 days. Work
pleted 8th November,
1908. Costs 6/-.
Basement of No. 39, Baker Street dirty and infested with rats. Order made to do work
in 14 days, 28th
August, 1908. Work
complete 15 th September,
1908. Costs
6/-
Sink waste pipes at Buckingham House, Cleveland Street, not trapped. Summons withdrawn.
Work complete 1st
December, 1908.
Defective rainwater pipe and waste pipe at No. 1, Gresse Street; no water supply to upper storeys, accumulation of refuse. Order made for work to
be done within 7 days
and 4th December, 1908.
Costs 2/-.
Dirty condition of the premises, No. Order made for work to
12, Gresse Street; defective sink be done within 7 days,
waste pipe. 4th December, 1908.
Costs 2/-.
Defective closets and flushing apparatus at the premises, No. 115,Crawford Street; closet stopped and offensive ; basement walls and ceilings and area dirty. Summons withdrawn,
15th January, 1908.
Work having been
done.
Receptacle for house refuse neither Defendant fined £2 and
put on kerb nor in such a position £1 3s. od. 3rd Decon
premises, No. 424-426, Edgware ember, 1908.
Road, as to be easily accessible to
dustmen.
NUISANCE FROM DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS.
In a district such as this, where the demolition of old buildings
is a matter of pretty frequent occurrence, it is becoming
increasingly important that some measures should be taken to
prevent nuisances from the dense clouds of dust which are at
present raised during the carrying out of this work. A letter
was addressed by your Medical Officer of Health to the County
Medical Officer of Health asking whether there was any power
to prevent this unpleasant and possibly dangerous nuisance, but
a reply has been received that there is no power at present in
existence which would enable either the County council or the