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Sanitary Inspection of the Borough
Following the 1,934 complaints of insanitary conditions , defects were
found requiring the service of Intimation Notices in 1,124 cases, in accordance with
the Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Of these , Statutory Notices were required in
318 instances and legal proceedings were instituted in 28 cases. In addition, 4 notices
in accordance with the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1955 , one under
Section 26 and three under Section 27 , were served.
In connection with the supervision of drainage works a total of 1,601
inspections were made during the year and an ever increasing amount of time is
spent by the Inspectors' in the examination of drawings submitted for proposed new
buildings or amendments to existing buildings.
Fifty notices in accordance with Section 25 of the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1955 , were served and in 13 instances the necessary work was
carried out by the Council and the expenses incurred recovered from the owners of the
properties.