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During the year 112 drainage plans (7 of which related to
combined drainage) were submitted and approved and a total of
2,384 inspections were made in connection with supervision of
drainage works.
Dustbins
Two appeals were lodged in respect of Notices served under
Section 107 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, requiring
the provision of proper ashpit (dustbin) accomodation. Both
appeals were dismissed on payment of £1.1.0. costs.
Sanitary inspection
The sanitary conditions of the Borough were subject to routine
inspection and investigations were made into all complaints
received.
Particulars of the visits made by the sanitary Inspectors during
the year, the number of preliminary and statutory notices served
and compiled with, and proceedings instituted, will be found in the
table in the statistical Supplement.
Owing to the difficulty in filling vacancies in the inspectorial
staff, it has still not been possible to investigate complaints and
secure abatement of nuisances as quickly as we would have liked.
Factories
During the year 17 notices were served relating to insanitary
conditions found to exist during the inpection of factories inthe
Borough.
In the statistical Supplement will be found a table which has
been prepared in accordance with the form prescribed by the Minister
of Labour and National service on the administration of the Factories
Act, 1937, dealing with factories (mechanical and non-mechanical)
and outwork.
Rodent control
The year was again a busy one, and although the number of complaints
decreased sllgitly, many of the Infestations proved stubborn
and were not easily dealt with.
Complaints dropped slightly from 617 to 597 (442 rats and 155
mice), and upon investigation 491 of the complaints were found to
be Justified.
This proportion of false alarms has been fairly consistent over
the last few years.
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