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all relevant information about the animals and their owners and
such registers must be available for inspection at all times by
authorised officers.
At the end of the year one licence was in operation.
Riding Establishments Act, 1964.—Operative from 1st
April, 1965, this Act repeals the previous Act of 1939 and
requires any person keeping a riding establishment, not being
disqualified under certain specified legislation, to be licensed in
accordance with its provisions. It empowers local authorities to
inspect such premises and to issue licences on payment of ten
shillings only after considering a report submitted by a veterinary
officer.
Land Charges Act, 1925.—Under this Act, enquiries in
respect of properties in the Borough are received from time to
time by the Town Cleric concerning outstanding Notices served
under any Health legislation and whether such properties are
within existent or proposed Clearance, Development or Smoke
Control Areas.
During the year 3,756 reports on such enquiries were
forwarded to the Town Clerk's department.
Drainage and Sewerage
One of the principal changes effected by the application of
the Public Health Act, 1936, to Inner London Boroughs was that
an existing combined drain became classified as a public sewer
which it is the Council's duty to maintain, cleanse and empty.
"Maintenance" includes repair, renewal and improvement but,
in the case of improvement includes only that which may be
necessary to make the length of sewer adequate for draining the
premises served by it immediately before the improvement was
undertaken. A local authority is entitled to recover the expenses
reasonably incurred in carrying out such works.
During the year, 89 public sewers were tested and maintained, cleansed or emptied.
Eleven cesspools remain in use in the Borough and under
the Borough Engineer and Planning Officer's direction, these are
emptied on request.
Plans received in respect of proposed drainage work to be
carried out to existing buildings are examined by the Public
Health Inspectors prior to their submission by the Borough
Engineer and Planning Officer to the Council for approval.