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Houses Let in Lodgings.
There are no Bye-Laws for Houses Let in Lodgings,
and in fact one would find difficulty in working such
Bye-Laws when faced with the present national •conditions.
The letting of houses to more than- one family
where domestic provisions exist for one family only, must
lead to trouble, and to a bad environment for developing
children. No difficulty has been encountered under the
Bye-Laws affecting Tents, Vans and Sheds.
VI. SMOKE POLLUTION.
Eleven routine visits and observations were made, and
one nuisance under the Public Health (Smoke Abatement)
Act, 1926, was observed. This was remedied by the
Engineer of the steam raising plant after interview with
the Inspector.
Bromley is fortunate in being particularly free from
smoke polluted atmosphere from manufacturing processes.
The chief pollution arises from the use of raw coal for
heating in domestic fires, and any improvement of this
type of pollution can only be accomplished when it is more
economic to burn smokeless fuels, and the encouragement
of a greater use of electricity and gas in the homes of the
people.
VII. SHOPS ACTS.
Three hundred and eight visits were made under these
Acts, and 39 contraventions were reported. These related
to the failure to display notices with reference to assistants'
half-holidays, and the hours of employment of assistants
under 18 years of age. The shop-keepers in question were
notified, and they provided the necessary forms forthwith,
thereby obviating the necessity for further action.
The district was periodically patrolled during the
week-day and Sunday evenings, and only one contravention
was reported; this was the sale of bananas after 8 p.m.,
and a warning was sent in this case.
Shop-keepers generally comply with the provisions of
the Shops Acts relating to the statutory hours of closing.