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time. The houses were inspected under the Housing and Town Planning Act,
1909 (page 41), but the Health Committee, after considering the reports made
on them, thought it advisable to proceed under the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891.
The owner of No. 10, Little Essex Street would not provide a proper dust
receptacle until a summons had been taken out.
In the case of No. 9, Livermere Road, a builder was summoned for not complying
with the London County Council by-laws ; he failed to give the required
notice to the Sanitary Authority of his intention to fix a new w.c. pan.
The proceedings in respect to No. 15 Napier Street, were against the owner
for non-compliance with a statutory notice under the Public Health (London) Act,
1891, requiring the abatement of a nuisance, the premises being generally dirty
and dilapidated and the sanitary arrangements defective.
No. 131, St. John's Road, was in a dirty and dilapidated state and the owner
was summoned for not complying with a statutory notice under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891.
With regard to No. 20, Sun Street, the summons was for not complying with
the requirements of a statutory notice, the kitchen being dirty and the sink
defective. The Magistrate made an order for the owner to comply with the
requirements of the notice in fourteen days as stated.
SMOKE NUISANCES.
During the year some 9 complaints were received from the London County
Council relating to the emission of black smoke from shafts belonging to 14
factories and work-places. In all cases the necessary steps were taken for obtaining
the abatement of the nuisances. Sixteen intimation notices were served, and
in two instances statutory notices under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891,
were required.
VERMINOUS HOUSES.
The houses in which it was necessary to take measures on account of the
presence of vermin numbered 440 as compared with 452 in 1912, 275 in 1911, 197
in 1910, 99 in 1909, 127 in 1908, 111 in 1907 and 103 in 1906. The rooms dealt
with numbered 601 as compared with 910 in 1912, 518 in 1911, 386 in 1910 and
187 in 1909. Sanitary notices were served and the usual steps were taken with
the rooms, the walls being stripped, stopped, and cleansed where necessary,
sprayed with lysol or fumigated with sulphur fumes as required. Bedding and
textile articles were removed and disinfected by the Officers of the Borough
Council. The number of articles disinfected are stated on page 32. In a large
proportion of the cases, the steps taken were the result of information received
from the school authorities.