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City of London 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XLY.—Bye-Laws—Offensive Cargoes.
Three cases of infringement of the above-mentioned Bye-laws were reported during the period covered by this Report. Written notices were sent to the owners of the barges.
| Date. Name of Vessel. 1927. | Owners. | Infringement. |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31 "Jasmine " | Flower and Everett | Carrying an offensive cargo, to wit, house refuse not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom and loaded about four feet above the coamings. |
| June 17 Ltr. "Usher " | The Tilbury Coaling Co. | Carrying an offensive cargo, to wit, ship's refuse not properly and securely covered, so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom. |
| Sept. 28 s.b. "Scud " | Messrs. C. Burley Ltd. | Carrying an offensive cargo, to wit, house refuse not properly and securely covered so as to prevent any nuisance arising therefrom and loaded to a height of about three feet above the coamings. |
Legal Proceedings.
| Date. Name of Vessel. 1927. | Offence. | Police Court. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31 st.-trawler "Dogger Bank" | Failure to comply with the Statutory notice served, requiring the abatement of a smoke nuisance and the prevention of a recurrence thereof. | Greenwich | Fined £5. Costs 2 gns. Prohibition order made. \ |
| Nov. 30 ss. "Peregrine" | Failure to comply with the terms of a Statutory notice served, requiring the abatement of a smoke nuisance and the prevention of a recurrence of the same. | Greenwich | Offence proved. Summons dismissed under Probation of First Offenders Act, with payment of 5 guineas costs. |
PUBLIC HEALTH (SHELLFISH) REGULATIONS, 1915.
ORDERS OF NOVEMBER, 1916.
The Shellfish beds, for which orders for relaying of shellfish for human food and
for efficient sterilization of cockles and winkles have been made, reach from
Canvey Island on the West to N. Shoebury on the East.
No case of Infectious Disease attributed to shellfish from these beds has been
notified to your Medical Officer during the year.
SEWAGE DISPOSAL—SOUTHEND-ON-SEA.
For the elucidation of the proposed Scheme of Sewage Disposal at Southendon-Sea,
reference to which appeared on page 66 of my Annual Report for the
year 1926, your Medical Officer met the Consulting Engineer to the Corporation of
Southend-on-Sea.
The Southend-on-Sea Corporation Bill, 1926, is now an Act. The Port of London
Sanitary Authority did not oppose the Bill, which abrogated certain powers of the
Authority in the Act of ]909.
The proposed Scheme was fully reported upon by your Medical Officer
as follows
"A Bill is at present before Parliament to make further provision with respect to the
disposal of sewage.
The existing sewage and sewage disposal works of the Corporation of Southend are
insufficient for dealing with the largely increased population of the Borough. This increase is
about 2½ times since 1909, the date of the previous Sewage Act.