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Removal of Offensive Matter.—This subject, which has
been frequently before the Council during the past ten years, was
again considered last year, and I have extracted below the various
reports bearing on the question in order to record the action of the
Council:—
Medical Officer of Health's Report, 4th April, 1894.
I submit the following statement for the consideration of the
Committee:—
A.—Section 60 (4) of the Metropolitan Police Act provides as
follows:—
"Every person shall be liable to a penalty of not more
than forty shillings who shall empty or begin to empty any
privy between the hours of 6 in the morning and 12 at night,
or remove along any thoroughfare any night soil, soap lees,
ammoniacal liquor, or other such offensive matter between the
hours of 6 in the morning and 8 in the evening, or who shall
at any time use for any such purpose any cart or carriage not
having a proper covering, or who shall wilfully or carelessly
slop or spill any such offensive matter in the removal thereof,
or who shall not carefully sweep and clean every place in
which any such offensive matter shall have been placed,
slopped or spilled, and in default of the apprehension of the
actual offender, the owner of the cart or carriage employed for
such purpose shall be deemed to be the offender.
"Provided always that this enactment shall not be construed
to prevent the Commissioners of any Sewers within the
Metropolitan Police District or any person acting in their
service, or by their direction, from emptying or removing along
any thoroughfare at any time the contents of any sewer which
they are authorized to cleanse or empty."