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39
OFFENSIVE TRADES.
The 35 registered premises received 268 visits and 27 breaches
of the bye-laws were found.
The business of fat melter carried on by Mr. Hornett at Manor
Farm, Clap Gates Lane, was discontinued in October. He does,
however, still carry on the business of fish-skin scraper at these
premises.
The isolated position of the piggeries at Jenkins Lane mitigates
any serious nuisance, but conditions at these piggeries are far from
the standard we would wish to obtain.
The 60 stables in the district received 116 visits during the
summer months.
COMMON LODGING HOUSES.
Ninety visits were paid to the two common lodging houses.
At the end of the year the licence granted to the keeper of the
Heath Street house was terminated owing to his unsatisfactory
methods.
The other lodging house continues to be kept in good order.
TENTS, VANS, SHEDS and HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
Until such time as homes can be obtained at rentals which
the poorest of the poor can afford to pay, premises of the above
type will be found occupied.
The best one can say of them is that they are a habitation.
In Barking there are about 55 families living in such dwellings, all
hopeful of obtaining a house.
The premises need constant supervision to secure maintenance
of anything like decent home conditions.