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SECTION III.—SANITARY CIRCUMSTANCES
AND ADMINISTRATION.
Complaints.—The number of complaints received during the year
was 526 compared with 491 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 bi-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 709.
The number of statutory notices was 212. These compared with 630
and 219 respectively in 1930. In six 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. 32.
Summary of Work Carried out by Sanitary Inspectors during
the Year.
Inspections.
On complaint of nuisance 526
On notification of infectious disease (including Non-notifiable diseases) 147
House to House 177
Re-inspection calls made 7,320
Inspection of : —
Bakehouses 56
Slaughterhouses 15
Milkshops 105
Ice Cream Premises 31
Overcrowding 93
Houses Let in Lodgings 30
Stables 80
Restaurant Kitchens 61
Marine Stores 34
Food Premises other than above 117
Premises under Meat Regulations 37