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Sanitary Inspection of the Borough
Following the 2,736 complaints of insanitary conditions, defects were
found requiring the service of Intimation Notices in 1,320 cases, in accordance with
the Public Health (London) Act, 1936. Of these, Statutory Notices were required in
514 instances and legal proceedings were instituted in 44 cases. In addition, 54 notices
in accordance with the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1955, one under
Section 26 and fifty-three under Section 27 , were served.
Towards the latter part of 1963, greater use was made of Section 27 of the
Act in respect of defects of an urgent nature. In cases where there was a failure to
remedy the defects within the statutory period, it was intended that the Council should
do the works. By the end of the year, this had been found necessary in four instances.
In connection with the supervision of drainage works a total of 1,194
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.
Ninety-four notices in accordance with Section 25 of the London County
Council (General Powers) Act, 1955, were served. Defects covered related mainly to
chokages and defects in drains requiring urgent attention. In 29 instances the necessary
work was carried out by the Council and the expenses incurred recovered from the
owners of the properties.