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Nuisance from Pigeons.
The London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1927, gives power to local
authorities to deal with nuisances caused or which might be caused by the
congregation at any place in the County of London of house doves or pigeons.
The arrangements made for giving effect to the Act were fully dealt with in the
Annual Report for 1928.
During the year complaint was received of a nuisance from pigeons at premises
in Hat ton Garden. The Council's Contractor visited the premises and reported
that it was impracticable to trap the birds. It had been customary for workers
employed on the premises to feed the pigeons and so encourage their presence. A
suggestion was made to the occupiers by ona of the Council's, Inspectors that the
feeding of the birds should be entirely discontinued. This course was adopted
and followed by an early migration of the birds and the abatement of the nuisance.
Complaint was also received of a similar nuisance at premises in Torrington
Place, but in this case the pigeons migrated shortly afterwards.
Demolition of Old Buildings.
The London County Council (General Powers') Act, 1927, gave power to that
Council to make By-laws in relation to the demolition of old buildings.
By-laws dealing with the subject were made by the London County Council in
July, 1929, and were approved by the Ministry of Health on the 14th November,
1929. These By-laws are enforceable by the Metropolitan Borough Councils.
Copies of the By-laws were forwarded to 14 contractors during the year. In
one case it was necessary also to send a letter to the contractor concerned calling
attention to a breach of the By-laws; following this, steps were at once taken by
the contractor to ensure strict compliance with the By-laws.
Children's Country Holidays.
In connection with the arrangements made by the Children's Country Holiday
Fund, and the Fresh Air Fund, for sending children away for country holidays, we
receive and answer many enquiries during the summer months relative to the
existence of infectious diseases in the houses from which the children are drawn.
This routine co-operation between the local authority and the organisations concerned
helps to ensure that children who have been directly exposed to infection
shall not be sent away until danger of the development of disease in the contact
child is past.
Propaganda.
Tho propaganda work reported on in previous years has been continued.
Schick Film.
In the early part of the year the Council approved the production of a one-reel
film depicting their work in connection with the Schick test and immunisation
against diphtheria. The film was first exhibited during Health Week in October
last, (see page 125). Arrangements were made for the film to be loaned for
exhibition in other districts subject to payment of a small charge.