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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
to remedy nuisances within a specific time where unreasonable delay
would be occasioned by following the normal procedure. It was
necessary to serve 15 such notices during the year, and the Council
carried out the work in default of the owner on eight occasions.
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1925, Section 33.
Because of recurring nuisances arising from the deposition of
insanitary refuse, and the improper use of open sites, action was taken
under the provisions of the above Section. Three Notices were served,
and in each instance the Council carried out the clearance and the enclosure
of the site in default of the owner, the cost being chargeable to
the owner.
Dustbins.
During the year, five notices were served under Section 12 of the
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1954, concerning the
Provision of dustbins, and 62 dustbins were provided, 3 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 401 new dwellings, and 193 plans of
Proposed work were deposited in connection with drainage generally,
During the year, 98 drains were tested with smoke—65 of these were
round to be defective. The water test was applied on 1,272 occasions
to drains in the course of construction. 27 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 4 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 each
instance the By-laws were complied with before summonses were heard.
Sewerage and Sewers.
The sewerage system, in common with other London Boroughs,
discharges into the main London County Council's 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
the London County Council are reconstructing and enlarging some
their existing main sewers with a view to overcoming this problem.