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55 [1931
DISTRICT INSPECTORS' WORK.
During- the year the fourteen district inspectors made a total of 50,700
inspections and calls, a decrease of 3,303 inspections on the corresponding period
of 1930; while 12,815 improvements were effected in 5,299 premises; as against
12,069 improvements in 5,474 premises for the preceding year.
Synopsis of Inspectors' Work.—The following statement gives a brief
synopsis of the district inspectors' work in 1931 :—
House to house inspections 3,329
Other inspections of dwelling houses 4,284
Re-inspections and calls made 40,802
Visits of inquiry re notifiable infectious diseases 2,111
Butchers' shops, stalls, etc. (Saturday nights) 61
Ice cream shops and factories 168
Dairies and Milkshops 853
Stables and yards 588
Urinals attached to Public Houses 217
Smoke observations 118
Notices Served—There were 4,693 intimation notices served by the
inspectors with respect to nuisances. In 536 instances it became necessary, as
the intimations to owners or occupiers of the properties had been ignored, to
report the nuisances to the Public Health Committee, who ordered statutory
notices to be served.
Verminous Premises—Bedding and Clothing.—96 rooms which
were found to be in a verminous condition were fumigated. In 22 instances it was
necessary to remove the bedding and clothing to the Disinfecting Station for
purification or destruction.
Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928.—In the routine inspections, the
Sanitary Inspectors found no cause for action to be taken.
Smoke Nuisances.—154 complaints of smoke issuing from factory chimneys
in the Borough were investigated, and as a result 118 observations were made by
the District Inspectors, and 86 notices served upon the owners of the businesses
requiring the abatement of the nuisance. In one case it was, however, found
necessary to institute legal proceedings, when a conviction was obtained and a
penalty of £5 5s. Od. imposed.
Water Certificates.—Eight water certificates were granted in accordance
with the provisions of sec. 48 (2) Public Health (London) Act, 1921, in respect of
11 separate tenements newly erected or rebuilt during the year.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE (GRADING AND MARKING) ACT, 1928.
MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT, 1926.
All the Sanitary Inspectors are officially appointed for this work. The special
inspections for this particular duty under, the Merchandise Marks Act and under
the Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, numbered 240.