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necessary legal steps were taken to compel the owners to abate
the nuisances.
Offensive Trades.
The following offensive trades are carried on in this Borough:—
Skin Dressers 6
Skin Merchants 1
Sheep Skin Rugmaker 1
Soap Boilers 1
Fellmongers 1
The Sanitary Inspectors made 34 visits of inspection during
the year to these premises, and no conditions were found to exist
necessitating the service of public health notices.
Offensive Matter carried through Streets.
It was found necessary to institute legal proceedings in respect
of a contravention of the By-laws governing the conveyance of
offensive matter through the streets during prohibited hours.
Pigeons. Nuisance from.
In the middle of the year a complaint was received from the
Education Officer, London County Council, calling attention to a
nuisance caused by pigeons obstructing the gutter and rainwater
pipes at an elementary school in the northern part of the Borough,
and requesting the Council to take steps to abate the nuisance in
accordance with the provisions of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1927.
The complaint was found to be justified, and the Council
authorised the Borough Engineer and Surveyor, in conjunction
with the Chairman of the Public Health Committee and myself,
to take the necessary action to abate the nuisance at the school
by the employment of a trapper or otherwise, and at the same time
the London County Council were asked to co-operate with this
Council in the adoption of any other measures which might help to
prevent pigeons gaining access to the school buildings.
Fouling of Footpaths by Dogs.
At the end of 1927 the Council made permanent a by-law
which first came into operation with the sanction of the Home
Office in January, 1926, prohibiting the fouling of footpaths by dogs.
It is not generally understood that infringements of this By-law
can be reported to the Council by any member of the public and
legal proceedings instituted on the evidence thus provided.
Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928.
There are three factories in this Borough where rag flock is
manufactured. These premises were inspected during the year, and