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DEPOSIT OP LONDON REFUSE. Owing to the action
of the Kent County Council, in calling attention to the offensive
refuse which the Contractors to the Metropolitan Boroughs
deposited on land, in the County of Kent, acquired by them for
the purpose, our Town Council drew up a series of bye-laws,
with respect to the unloading or deposit of filth or rubbish,
which came into force, after being approved by the Local
Government Board.
An order was made by the Council, by which
the disease of acute Polio-Myelitis (or Infantile Paralysis)
was added to the list of notifiable diseases in the Borough,
under the Infectious Disease Notification Act, 1889, and later
on Cerebro-Spinal Fever was also included.
In accordance with my suggestion the Council gave orders
for a collection of house refuse twice a week for a limited
period from July 20th to September 20th, in those parts of the
Borough occupied by the poorer classes.
Complaints were made of smells from the sewers in Martin's
Road, and the two ventilators objected to were closed
by order of the West Kent Main Sewerage Board.
In September, a complaint was made of offensive smells
from the premises of a tradesman in the town, due apparently
to fat-boiling. Inspection was made, but nothing objectionable
was found, although the premises were kept under observation
for some time.
A smoke nuisance from a large laundry works was complained
of, but the subsequent observations did not warrant
any legal action being taken.