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SECTION III.—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
AND ADMINISTRATION.
Complaints.—The number of complaints received during the year
was 621 compared with 423 last year. The complaints are, in the
majority of cases, from the occupiers of houses and deal with alleged
nuisances. These complaints are investigated by the Sanitary Inspectors
who, when the circumstances justify, serve the necessary notices required
for the abatement of the nuisances.
Closet Accommodation.—The water-carriage system is general
throughout the Borough.
Removal and Disposal of Refuse.—House refuse is removed by the
Works Department of the Council. A weekly collection is made. The
refuse is conveyed to the Council's Wharf on the River Thames, whence
it is barged away. Inoffensive trade refuse is removed by the Council
on payment of a fee in accordance with the provisions of Section 33 of
the Public Health (London) Act, 1891. Fish offal and other offensive
trade products, which could be removed on application as trade refuse,
are invariably removed and sold by the persons to whom this class of
refuse belongs.
Sanitary Inspection of the Borough.—Prepared by the Senior
Sanitary Inspector and set out on the following pages is a summary of
the work carried out by the Sanitary Inspectors.
During the year, the number of intimation notices served was 724.
The number of statutory notices was 198. These compare with 753
and 166 respectively in 1928. In eight cases the owners neglected to
comply with the statutory notices and in these it was found necessary
to issue summonses. Details of these prosecutions are set out in tabular
form in Table No. 19.
Summary of Work carried out by Sanitary Inspectors during
the Year.
Inspections.
On complaint of Nuisance 621
On notification of infectious disease (including Non-notifiable diseases) 396
House to House 251
Re-inspection Calls made 4,455
Inspection of
Bakehouses 34
Slaughterhouses 35
Milkshops 100
Ice Cream Premises 37
Overcrowding 30
*Houses let in Lodgings 73
Stables 24
Restaurant Kitchens 95
Marine Stores 20
* This figure is included in House to House Inspections.