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The Ministry make a grant of 50 per cent, towards the cost of
the service, in so far as this is not recovered from the owners or occupiers
of premises.

The total number of visits made to the above premises, and to
others which were found not to be infested, was 3,422. Poison baits
were laid or traps set on 1,943 occasions.
Shops Act, 1950.
One exemption certificate was issued under Section 38 of this
Act, in respect of a shop where restricted space precluded the provision
of a sanitary convenience on the premises. This was in substitution
for a certificate issued during 1951 in respect of the same shop,
the change being made necessary by an alteration in the circumstances.
Vacant Sites, Static Water Tanks, etc.
Nuisances caused by the dumping of rubbish and the accumulation
of rainwater in disused static water tanks, and the dumping of rubbish
on cleared sites, showed a considerable diminution over those arising
in previous years, although in a number of cases the Council had to
clear these deposits. The diminution was no doubt largely due to
the removal of a number of tanks and the use of the sites for rebuilding
or other purposes.
Towards the end of the year, arrangements were made whereby
the Council were empowered to clear static water tanks and obtain
refund of the cost from the London County Council. These arrangements
should obviate the difficulties, frequently experienced in the past,
of compelling the owners of the sites to clear them.
Burial of Deceased Persons.
Under Section 50 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, the Council
are responsible for the burial or cremation of the body of any person
dying, or being found dead, in the Borough, and have power to recover
from the estate of the deceased person, or from any person who, under
the Act, was liable to maintain the deceased immediately prior to his
death, their expenses incurred in carrying out the duty, in so far as
these expenses are not covered by any grant made under the National
Insurance Act, 1946.