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Sanitary Circumstances.
The following table sets out in summarised form the details of
the work of the Department in relation to sanitation: —
Inspections—
Complaints 2,984
Rent Act 47
Urinals and conveniences 449
Caravans 150
Water certificates 78
Infectious disease cases—
Notifiable 124
Non-notifiable 15
Drainage 3,237
Shops (Shop Act) 66
Rag flock premises 6
Pet shops 28
Hairdressers 149
Rodent control 4,008
Other visits 4,959
Re-inspections 9,281
Notices served—
Public Health (London)
Act, 1936—
Fifth Schedule
(Intimation) 1,146
Fifth Schedule
(Statutory) 467
Section 197, etc.
(Infectious Disease) 9
L.C.C. (General
Powers) Acts 116
Shops Act, 1950 3
Factories Act, 1961 23
Pood Hygiene
Regulations, 1960 26
Summonses issued 72
Magistrates' Orders obtained
29
Other work carried out—
Dangerous structures
referred to District
Surveyor 79
Water waste referred to
M.W.B 52
Drains-
Smoke tests 98
Water tests 1,272
Found defective 65
Water certificates issued 26
Land Charge enquiries 1,870
remises disinfected 1,054
Articles disinfected 7.976
Personal Cleansing
Treatments—
To adults 152
To children 219
Defects Remedied—
Drains—
Repaired 96
Reconstructed 34
Sealed off 134
Ventilated 56
Cleared 186
Frontages laid 27
Roofs repaired 466
Rainwater pipes and
gutters renewed/repaired
210
Dampness remedied 605
Waste pipes renewed/
repaired 89
Water closets repaired
or cleansed 191
Water closets installed 142
Water cisterns cleansed
or repaired 23
Water supplies reinstated 147
Water fittings renewed
or repaired 126
Additional water supply
to tenement houses —
Sinks, lavatory basins,
baths renewed 79
Plaster renewed 580
Floors and stairs repaired
137
Doors and windows repaired
195
Fireplaces and flues
repaired 55
Additional lighting,
ventilation 4
Rooms cleansed 43
Premises disinfected 132
Dustbins provided 62
Yard paving renewed
or repaired 39
Other defects remedied 253
Rodent control—
Premises dealt with—
Rats 292
Mice 96