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Van Dwellers.
Very few have been seen during the year, owing to the fact that practically
the whole of the spare ground in the district has been built upon.
Offensive Trades.
There are 38 businesses under this heading in the district, comprising
1 gut scraper, 1 fat boiler, and 36 fish fryers and curers.
As the result of representation made to the Council by the Edmonton
Ratepayers' Association, consideration has been given to the position of
Messrs. Aupers' gut scraping factory, and at the time of going to press the
matter is still under review.
Pig Keeping.
This business is rapidly disappearing in Edmonton, due to the absence
of suitable sites.
Rat and Mice Destruction Act, 1919.
The County Council is the authority for this district under the Act, which
throws the responsibility upon the occupier of the premises infested, but the
Rat Destruction Officer of the Middlesex County Council is always willing
to give advice.
The report from the Chief Officer, Public Control Department, County
Council of Middlesex, is as follows:—
"During the year, the Council's Inspector of Rat Destruction paid
192 visits to rat infested premises in Edmonton, and the work of rat
destruction was continued by the County rat-catchers throughout the
year at your Council's Edmonton Sewage Farm and refuse dump."
The Inspectors of the Public Health Department often examine the
drainage of premises where it might be possible that the infestation is due to
the defective house drainage system.
Smoke Abatement.
Despite the large number of factories in the district, it is rarely necessary
to employ any legal pressure as to smoke nuisance.
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