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"Provided that nothing in this By-law shall extend to the emission of smoke
from a chimney of a building (not being a chimney of a building or part of
a building mainly used for steam raising) used for the following processes,
that is to say, the smelting of ores and minerals, the calcining, puddling and
rolling of iron, and other metals, the conversion of pig iron into wrought
iron, the reheating, annealing, hardening, forging, converting and carburising
of iron and other metals, and the manufacture of glass, so as to
obstruct or interfere with any of such processes respectively, or to the
emission of smoke from a kiln which is fed with fuel otherwise than from
above."
The new By-law appeared to be more acceptable to these organisations, and
the Woolwich Borough Council, when it came before them at the end of the year,
offered no observations thereon.
Sanitary Inspection of the Area.—The number of complaints received during
the year was 3,018, and notices for the remedy or abatement of every defect or
nuisance found were served. In Table No. 30 which follows will be found a summary
of the inspections made by the Sanitary Inspectors during the year. The numbers
of intimation and statutory notices served were 3,549 and 1,021 respectively. These
latter notices related to 681 premises and included 828 general notices, 108 ash-pit,
33 water closet, and 35 paving notices. In addition to these, 11 notices were served
under the London County Council (General Powers) Acts and By-laws, and 6 under
the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919. In 115 instances the owners neglected
to comply with the statutory notices, but it was only necessary to apply for 5
summonses, details of which are set out in Table No. 36, as a letter from the Town
Clerk as a preliminary to legal proceedings was sufficient in the vast majority of
cases to get the necessary work done. In Table No. 31 will be found a summary
of the nuisances abated and defects remedied.