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41
1936
The Council agreed with the decision of the Standing Joint Committee, and
resolved that in the meantime the powers in this connection contained in Section 37
of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, formerly exercised by the Public
Health Committee, should be vested in the Cleansing Committee in the future.
This section enacts that "if at any time it appears to the sanitary authority that
any house whether built before or after the commencement of the Act is without a
sufficient ashpit furnished with proper doors and coverings the sanitary
authority shall cause notice to be served on the owner and occupier of the house
requiring him forthwith or within such reasonable time as is specified in the notice
to provide the same in accordance with the directions in the notice; and if the
notice is not complied with the said owner or occupier shall be liable to a fine
not exceeding £5 and for a further fine of 40s. for each day during which the
offence continues."
Dust Receptacles Provided.—During the year 1,513 dust receptacles
were provided by owners of property under notice.
DISTRICT INSPECTORS' WORK.
During the year the fourteen District Inspectors made a total of 48,647
inspections and calls, a decrease of 3,164 inspections on the corresponding period
of 1935; while 15,365 improvements were effected in 6,307 premises; as against
16,027 improvements in 6,367 premises! for the preceding year.
Synopsis of Inspectors' Work.—The following statement gives a brief
synopsis of the inspectors' visits in 1936:—
House to house inspections 2,891
Other inspections of dwelling houses 4,826
Re-inspections and calls made 40,072
Visits of inquiry re notifiable infectious diseases 1,504
Butchers 'shops, stalls, etc. (Saturday nights) 103
Ice cream shops and factories 460
Dairies and Milk shops 1,598
Stables and yards 147
Urinals attached to Public Houses 36
Smoke observations 32
Notices Served.—There were 5,495 intimation notices served by the
inspectors with respect to nuisances. In 822 instances it became necessary, as
the intimations to owners or occupiers of the properties had been ignored, to serve
statutory notices as directed by the Public Health Committee.
Rag Flock Acts, 1911 and 1928.—In the routine inspection, the
Sanitary Inspectors found no cause for action to be taken. It was not considered
necessary to take any samples of rag flock for analysis to be certain that they came
within the standard.
Smoke Nuisances.—45 complaints of smoke issuing from factory chimneys
in the Borough were investigated, and as a result 32 observations were made by
the District Inspectors, and 7 notices served upon the owners of the businesses
requiring the abatement of the nuisance.
Water Certificates.—23 water certificates were granted in accordance
with the provisions of sec. 48 (2) Public Health (London) Act, 1891, and sec. 95
(2) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936, in respect of 570 separate tenements
newly erected or rebuilt during the year.
WATER SUPPLY.
Number of houses which have not an adequate internal water supply, i.e.,
water supply from taps only, in yard, 51.
Premises on which notices have been served under the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1907 and Public Health (London) Act, 1936, (Additional
Water Supply), 219.