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OFFENSIVE TRADES.
There are no offensive trades in the district, as defined by the
Public Health Act, and these cannot be established without the
consent in writing of the Sanitary Authority.
A small domestic factory has, however, commenced (scalding and
trimming whalebone). This comes very near the offensive trade of
a bone boiler, and needs to be kept under close observation.
Marine stores and fried fish shops, in my opinion, should not be
allowed to be established in the district of any Urban Authority
without the consent of such Authority.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES ACT.
The houses, No. 10 & 11 Eaton Place, for which the Council
instructed notices to be served were put in tenantable repair, thereby
preventing any further action under the above Act being taken, but
they have been without tenants almost ever since, and the time is
not far distant when they will become in such a bad condition as to
be again dealt with.
Nos. 188 & 190, Hertford Road are still closed.
Nos. 61 & 63, Hertford Road, and Nos. 1, 2 & 3, Whitehead's
Yard, upon which notices were served have been demolished and a
better class property is in course of erection.
The property, Nos. 9, 10 & 11, Walbrook Road, are occupied and
have caused some considerable trouble. Unfortunately the owner could
not be found, and the only alternative is to deal with the occupiers,
although this will not affect the empty houses, No. 8, 12 & 13,
Walbrook Road, and Nos. 43, 45, 49 & 52, Goodwin Road.
During the year 22 cases of overcrowding were found to exist.
These were all abated. I regret to say several of these were old
offenders.