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The underground urinals are situated at East Ham Broadway,
and Manor Park Broadway, the others are distributed
about the Borough. Special men are engagtd (who work under
the direction of the Borough Engineer) in keeping them clean.
They are frequently inspected and have always been found in
a fatisfactory condition.
Many of the external urinals attached to Public Houses
require constant attention, and in some instances Notices
have had to be served for the abatement of nuisances, while
some are inadequate in size and suitability.
Smoke Nuisances. —Several complaints have been received
during the year, relative to the emission of black smoke from
chimneys in the Borough, and some fifty observations have
been taken and reports made to the Public Health Committee.
Notices were authorised to be served in many instances, and
the nuisances complained of have either been abated or improvements
affected.
Passages at Rear of Premises.—The nuisances arising
from passages at rear of business premises have been pointed
out in previous reports. One cannot commend the Tradesmen
for the energy displayed or supervision exercised in keeping
these passages clean. Much of an Inspector's time is expended
in endeavouring to bring about an improvement, but without
much success.
Temporary Buildings.—The erection of wooden structures
at rear of inhabited dwelling-houses is common to most smallclass
property, and in some instances little, if any, harm results
therefrom; but there is a limit that few people are capable of
appreciating, especially is this the case when the building is
erected for housing animals, such as fowls, rabbits, etc. Fowls
are certainly first favourites among the artizan class, largely
because they are most profitable, and each year one has to
report that flower-beds and gardens have given way to fowlhouses
and rabbit-hutches.