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The Sanitary Inspectors made detailed inspections of all the flooded
basements, and 68 Intimation Notices under the Public Health Act, 1936,
were served on the Owners of these premises requiring them to " take up
floorboards, thoroughly cleanse and disinfect the site; thoroughly cleanse
and disinfect the floors, and to strip, cleanse, repair and redecorate the
walls as necessary." All these Notices were eventually complied with
without recourse to legal proceedings, which indicates the tact displayed
by the Sanitary Inspectors concerned.
Three families were rehoused permanently, and six families temporarily
by the Council.
The question of the main drainage of the Borough is now under
discussion with the L.C.C.
Factories Act, 1937.
Many changes have taken place in the Factory Register during the
war, but owing to pressure of other work it has not yet been possible to
complete a new Register.
Excessive noise, night work, dust and fumes, have all been the subject
of a large number of complaints and petitions to the Council, and have
entailed constant observation by the staff of the Department. Wherever
possible, the assistance of the L.C.C., the Town Planning Authority, has
been invoked, with a view to the factory being transferred to a nonresidential
area. This procedure seems the obvious solution, but in
practice is slow and unsatisfactory.

Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act, 1919.
Infestation Order, 1943.
The staff engaged on the above consists of three full time men (two
temporary). The services of the Sanitary Inspectors are always available
to give advice and assistance to the public on this problem.
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