§ 90. Mr. J. McKayasked the Minister of Health if he has considered the report, sent him by the hon. Member for Wallsend, on a factory abutting on three streets; if he is aware that old bottles are piled above the walls of this factory close to bedroom windows; that the noise of barrels being rolled over cobbles, in addition to the noise of the machinery and the 20-ton lorries used by this factory, has created a general nuisance to the neighbourhood; and, in view of the fact that a petition to the Gosforth Council over a year ago has had no result, what action he is taking on the report.
§ Mr. BevanI have considered the report. I am informed that the present stock of bottles will be rapidly reduced. Noise is not a nuisance which can be dealt with under the Public Health Acts.