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Section 26 enables the Council to re-instate a water supply to a
dwelling after the supply has been withdrawn by the Metropolitan
Water Board following a defect in the supply pipe or fittings. Notices
Were served on six occasions and in each case the Council did the work
in default.
Authority has been given by the Council to the Medical Officer of
Health, the Deputy Medical Officer of Health, and the Chief Public
Health Inspector to serve Section 27 notices on behalf of the Council
remedy nuisances within a specific time where unreasonable delay
Would be occasioned by following the normal procedure. It was
necessary to serve 16 such notices during the year, and the Council
carried out the work in default of the owner on nine occasions.
Dustbins.
During the year, 9 notices were served under Section 12 of the
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954, concerning the
Provision of dustbins, and 42 dustbins were provided, 4 being supplied
by the Council in default of the owners, from whom the cost was
afterwards recovered.
Drainage Work.
Drainage work to new premises, reconstruction of drains to existing
Premises, and drainage in connection with conversion schemes, are
carried out under the supervision of officers of the Department.
Drains were constructed to 370 new dwellings, and 176 plans of
Proposed work were deposited in connection with drainage generally.
During the year, 93 drains were tested with smoke—47 of these were
found to be defective. The water test was applied on 741 occasions
to drains in the course of construction. 26 frontage drains (the length
of drain between the house property to its connection with the sewer)
were constructed or reconstructed. This work is carried out by the
Council's workmen under the supervision of the Inspectors.
Drainage and Watercloset By-laws made by the London County
Council are enforced by the Council. In 8 instances it was necessary
to request the Council's Solicitor to take legal action for non-compliance
with the By-laws in connection with the failure by persons concerned
to notify the Council of the work to be carried out; or work carried out
which did not comply with the requirements of the By-laws. In 3
instances the By-laws were complied with before summonses were heard,
but the remaining 5 cases were dealt with by the Magistrate. Fines
totalling 10s. Od. were imposed.
Sewerage and Sewers.
The sewerage system, in common with other London Boroughs,
discharges into the main London County Councils sewers, and disposal
is carried out by the County Council. The Borough Council's brick and
pipe sewers are regularly cleansed, and are adequate for their purpose.
Occasional back-flooding is experienced in the lower part of the Borough
during heavy summer storms; these conditions are receiving attention
and the London County Council are reconstructing and enlarging some
of their existing main sewers with a view to overcoming this problem.