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nuisances arising from the emission of chlorine from a chloral
hydrate plant was accumulated. At the hearing before the
Stipendiary the defendant firm pleaded guilty and were fined £2,
and costs amounting to 75 guineas were allowed the Council.
Immediately prior to the hearing the firm installed additional
condensing apparatus.
A repeated complaint of emissions from a Sulphuric acid
plant was referred to H.M. District Inspector under the Alkali,
Etc., Works Act.
Other action in connection with smoke abatement is
described later in this report.
(i) Mosquito Control.
The mosquito nuisance did not reach so serious proportions
as in the previous years, but systematic treatment of infested
ditches and water courses was again undertaken with satisfactory
results.
(j) Special Classes of Premises and Occupations subject to
control of the Local Authority.
The Council declared further trades to be offensive and
adopted certain provisions of the Public Health Acts and made
byelaws with a view to more effective control of offensive trades.
The application to control fried fish businesses was not successful.
It was, nevertheless, gratifying to report that during an investigation
of conditions into the conduct of that business in the
Borough the appallingly bad conditions referred to in the report
for the previous year were with only one exception removed by the
installation of new appliances and the traders' response to the
department's demand for more cleanly methods.
(k) Caravan Encampment.
This year witnessed the first act of implementing the policy
of the Council in the matter of the caravan colony, a problem of
nearly half a century in East Ham. One yard containing 10
vans was declared a clearance area, and the subsequent order
was confirmed by the Minister of Health. A further area included
five vans and the subsequent clearance area was confirmed.
Illicit placing of vans on land in contravention of the
bye-laws resulted in immediate proceedings against three