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Summary of Legal Proceedings during 1929.
Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
Nuisance orders were made in 13 cases, costs amounting to £20 5s. Od. being
ordered to be paid to the Council.
On two occasions summonses were withdrawn on the work being done. Costs,
amounting to £1 Is. Od. were allowed to the Borough Council.
In 33 instances the Statutory Notices were complied with before the cases came
on for hearing, £31 4s. Od. being ordered to be paid to the Council.
One summons was adjourned sine die to enable the notice to be complied
with and Defendant was ordered to pay £1 Is. Od. costs.
Breaches of London County Council Bye-laws.
There were 16 prosecutions. In 5 instances the defendants were ordered to
pay costs amounting to £4 7s. 6d., in 5 were lined £7 10s. Od., and in 6 instances
defendants were fined £7 17s. Od., and ordered to pay £8 6s. Od. costs.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908.
In one instance defendant was fined 5s.
Smoke Nuisances.
There were 10 communications from the London County Council referring to
the emission of black smoke. These were duly brought to the notice of the parties
responsible. Some 440 observations were made by the Sanitary Inspectors and in
26 instances intimation notices and in 2 statutory notices were served on the Offenders.
These were effective, and there was no necessity for further action on the part of the
Sanitary Authorities.
Fur Skin Dressers.
At the end of the year there was one on the Register. The premises were
regularly inspected and some 12 visits were made. One Intimation Notice was
served on account of lime-washing, which was duly complied with.
Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928.
Under the above Act. 36 samples were taken for analysis. Four contained 390,
285, 271, and 123 parts respectively of soluble chlorine per 100,000 in excess of the
amount allowed. In all four cases proceedings were instituted and fines and costs
to the extent of £10 2s. 0d. were imposed.