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I am pleased to say that very little cause for complaint has been
found during the year from the Great Eastern Railway engines.
PAYING OF YARDS AND FORECOURTS AND
PREVENTION OF DAMPNESS.
The paving of yards and forecourts under the Council's private
Act, has had special attention, and although during the winter
months very little outside paving is done owing to the effect of frost
on such work, good progress has been made and a great deal has
been done in connection with the prevention of dampness generally.
The following is a summary of the work done:—
103 yards paved.
15 forecourts paved.
314 roofs, gutters, and rain water pipes repaired.
21 dampnesses in basements remedied.
23 sculleries repaved.
OFFENSIVE TRADES.
We have 110 offensive trade in this district as laid down by the
Public Health Act.
During the year two persons commenced boiling pigs' food, consisting
of the waste from London kitchens, etc. The smell from the
process of boiling was very offensive. Had the waste merely been
boiled and given to the pigs, the offensive smell would have had to
be dealt with under the nuisance clause ; but I found that the boiling
of the material was carried on not only for the benefit of the
pigs, but that the owners extracted fat from the material, which was
a valuable asset. This constituted an offensive trade, and the
owners were notified accordingly.