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OFFENSIVE BUSINESSES.
The only businesses coming under the statutory description
" offensive," other than that of a " slaughterer of cattle," carried
on in this parish, are those of tallow melter and fat extractor.
Tallow Melter. — " Tucker's Factory," in High Street, is
the only one in Kensington, and it must be confessed that the
efforts of the Company to prevent effluvium-nuisance have not
been successful, as Well-founded complaints are made from
time to time by inhabitants in the vicinity. The complaints
are referred to the Metropolitan Board, the local authority in
regard to offensive businesses, who are anxious, but have
hitherto failed, to remove the causes of complaint. The
Board, in the Annual Report for 1887, states that "the
improvement in the manner of conducting the businesses" (of
soap boiler and tallow melter) '' has been continued during the
past year, but it has been necessary to take proceedings for the
enforcement of the bye laws in four cases," Tucker's factory not
being one of the four.
Fat Extractor.—A business of this description is carried
on in Tobin Street, Notting Dale, another having been discontinued
in 1887. The business gives rise to more or less
effluvium-nuisance, notwithstanding improved arrangements and
care on the part of the proprietor. But the people living
thereabouts are not of a particularly squeamish nature, and
do not often complain. The Metropolitan Board, referring to
this trade and that of " fat melter," reports that " these businesses
have been generally well conducted during the year."
Marine Stores.—Every year, during the hot weather,
complaints are received in regard to stenches arising in the collection
and storage of bones, fat, and other animal matters in a
putrid condition on the premises of " marine store dealers."
Your Vestry, having found it difficult to prevent recurrence of