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Penge 1962
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Penge]
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The following contravention of the Food and Drugs Act was dealt with:—
result of legal proceedings offence
Sale of sausage containing dead fly. Case dismissed; no order made for costs.
RENT ACT, 1957
The following is a summary of applications received under the provisions of the Act and subsequent action arising therefrom:—
| Certificates of Disrepair applications under 1957 Act | 11 |
| Notices of proposal to issue certificates served | 9 |
| Number of Certificates of Disrepair issued | 1 |
| Numbers of copies of Undertakings to carry out repairs received | 5 |
| Numbers of certificates cancelled | 3 |
FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 and 1938
Visits paid to factories totalled 269 and in addition to verbal intimations
regarding small defects, two written notices were served and complied with.
These dealt mainly with insufficient and defective sanitary conveniences and
want of cleanliness.
Notices were received in respect of 32 residents who were employed in
certain trades in their own homes, but working for occupiers of factories in
other districts. In no case was it found that work was being done in unwholesome
premises.
CLEAN AIR ACT, 1956
No. 1 Smoke Control Order came into operation on the 1st September,
1962.
No. 2 Smoke Control Order has, after a public enquiry which was held
following an objection, been confirmed by the Minister of Housing and Local
Government and will come into operation on the 1st October, 1963.
When this Order becomes operative a further 731 dwellings of the district
will have been brought under the provisions of the Act relative to smokeless
zones.
CANAL, BETTS PARK
This canal continues to give rise to anxiety by reason of rubbish and decomposing
vegetable matter, causing offensive odour during the summer months.
The water was again treated during the summer months to prevent the
breeding of insects therein.