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In addition, sixty-nine cases were referred to the Town Clerk and
Solicitor of the Council of premises where Statutory Notices had not been
complied with. The necessary works to comply with these notices were
executed after the Town Clerk's warning that summonses would be issued
in default of compliance therewith.
Details of legal action under the Food and Drugs Act appear in the
Food Section of this report.
Whitestone Pond.
The question of the regulation of the use of this pond was considered
by the Council last year, as a result of which the following measures
were recommended:—
(1) The pond to be regularly emptied and cleansed.
(2) During the summer the pond to be dosed twice daily with sodium
hypochlorite and copper sulphate.
(3) Notices to be erected drawing attention to the fact that the
pond is not maintained for bathing and paddling.
Despite the above precautions, I continue to receive a spate of complaints,
particularly during the summer holiday period, concerning the
use of this pond for bathing and paddling purposes by numerous children.
There is not much else the Council can do except totally to prohibit
the use of the pond for bathing and paddling. I certainly think, however,
that parents should discourage their chilrden from using the pond for
these purposes.
Flooding by Storm Water.
The sewer relief works were completed early in 1949, and although
there has been no rainstorm quite comparable with those which caused
the previous floodings, it is again gratifying to report that there has been
no inundation of dwelling-houses in the Sumatra Road and Netherwood
Street areas. Nevertheless, the Borough Engineer emphasises that the
works which have been carried out cannot, owing to the physical condition
of the areas concerned, be regarded as a remedy for all flooding.
Two underground rooms were closed during the year, not only because
they did not comply with the Underground Room Regulations, but on
account of their liability to flooding.
Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Acts.
One certificate was issued during the year.