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the licence. After one or two adjournments the tenant has engaged
to do all that is required. The slaughter-houses, 37 in number, were
all, with few exceptions, found in excellent condition.
Bake Houses.—The whole of these were re-inspected during the
year, the total number being 108, and notices were served to abate
any nuisance present and for periodical cleansing. All required
work was done within a reasonable time.
This year, 1895, saw the passing of an Act by the Legislature
for the amendment of the Factory and Workshops' Acts, embodied
in which were several sections, which materially affect the law
relating to bake-houses.
Smoke Nuisances.—Not less than 290 observations, each lasting
on an average from 15 to 20 minutes were made by the inspector
during the year, and eleven notices were served to abate this class of
nuisance. These notices secured the abatement without recourse to
further proceedings.
The following bye-laws as to houses let in lodgings, framed
under the provisions of the Public Health Act, 1891, were adopted
by the Vestry, and received the consent of the Local Government
Board during the year: —
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
BYE-LAWS.
Made by the Hackney Vestry, being the Sanitary Authority for the
Parish of Hackney, with respect to Houses let in Lodgings, or
occupied by Members of more than one Family.
Interpretation of Term's.
1. In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires,
the following words and expressions have the meanings
hereinafter respectively assigned to them; that is to say: —
"Sanitary Authority" means the Hackney Vestry;
" Lodging-house" means a house or part of a house