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As regards the houses in Hare Walk, persons residing at these addresses
were convicted for exposing for sale rotten oranges in Hoxton. A man was also
convicted for a similar offence in Phillip Street (p. 53).
The summons in respect to the house in Kenning Terrace was taken by
Inspector Langstone against the owner for failure to comply with a statutory
notice to abate a nuisance due to the dirty, dilapidated, and verminous state
of the premises, the roof also being defective. The necessary work was carried
out before the case came on for hearing, and the summons was withdrawn.
The summonses in respect to the railway arches were taken by Inspector
Jordan against the owner for failing to provide a proper water supply. In
the case of arch 408 the water was provided before the summons was heard.
The summons as regards the house in Salisbury Street was to secure the provision of
a proper dust receptacle. As regards the house in Wilkes Place, this was the
residence of a man who was convicted for exposing stinking fish for sale (p. 53).
SMOKE NUISANCES.
Nuisances from the emission of black smoke were dealt with in 13 instances.
Sixteen communications were received from the London County
Council, relating to the emission of black smoke pn 12 premises, and one
was received from a private source. There were also five complaints respecting
smoke nuisances in connection with private premises, and one owing to
smoke from fish curing. In all cases the necessary steps were taken to obtain
the abatement of the nuisances complained of. Five intimation notices were
served but no statutory notices were required.
VERMINOUS HOUSES.
The houses in which it was necessary to take measures on account of the
presence of vermin numbered 99 as compared with 127 in 1908, 111 in 1907
and 103 in 1906. The rooms dealt with numbered 157, the walls being stripped
of paper, stopped and thoroughly cleansed. In seven houses bedding, clothing
and other textile articles had to be removed to the disinfecting station, and
were there dealt with. It was not necessary to take steps for enforcing the
provisions of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904, which
gives sanitary authorities compulsory powers in respect to the cleansing of
houses infested with vermin.