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(d) Static Water Tanks, Air-raid shelters, Boab Damaged Sites, etc.
Although vacant sites in the borough are being re-developed there are still some
sites in respect of which complaints continue to be received The tipping of refuse
and the accumulation of water in static water tanks still present a problem By arrangement
with the Council’s Cleansing Superintendent putrescible matter was removed by his Department
upon request from the Public Health Inspector.
The co-operation of the London Fire Brigade in pumping out stagnant water is appreciated
Warning Notices are displayed under the War Damage Sites Act 1949 drawing the
attention of the public to the fact that the depositing of refuse is an offence
Visits to bomb damaged sites 361
Visits to air-raid shelters and static water tanks 43
Inspections of derelict buildings 33
War Damaged Sites Act, 1948
Number of Notices displayed 10
(e) Legal proceedings.
In accordance with the provisions of the Fifth Schedule of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1936, the Court, upon application by the Council, made an Order against the Council
to abate a nuisance on a site which had suffered bomb damage - viz 31 Salisbury Road N 19,
and which, consequent upon refuse being deposited, was infested with maggots and fly lavae
which said matters and the smells arising therefrom constituted a nuisance The Council
took this action as no known owner could be traced
Atmospheric Pollution.
Clean Air Act, 1956.
The Minister of Housing and Local Government issued Circular 5 in January in which he
stated that he had reviewed the progress made in establishing smoke control areas Although the
first response was encouraging he hoped that from now on it would be possible to make faster
progress, especially in removing the smoke pall from the black areas where air pollution is
worst. He, therefore, asks that Councils in such areas should now consider their domestic smoke
problem as a whole (if they have not already done so), decide on the smoke control areas that
are needed, in what order of priority they should be made how many years it is likely to take
to finish the job; and that they should then prepare a phased programme for establishing smoke
control areas for the next five years The Council has therefore approved a 5 year programme,
details of which were submitted to the Minister and are shown on the map opposite this page
Should the staffing position improve, progress in making smoke control areas will be expedited.
Circular 13 was also issued by the Minister in February This dealt with -
(i) a leaflet entitled Smoke is your Enemy an explanatory document about smoke
and smoke control areas for the information of householders whose dwellings may
shortly be included in smoke control areas;
(ii) the appointment of Liaison Officers by the British Transport Commission who will
be able to give information about plans for the introduction of diesel and electric
locomotives and trains, and
(iii) the insertion of a new paragraph in the Model Notice in Appendix (ii) to the
memorandum on Smoke Control Areas.
A survey of the two proposed smoke control areas in the borough being completed the Council
made two Orders known as the Canonbury (No.1) Smoke Control Order and the North Islington (No.1)
Smoke Control Orders, respectively, and submitted details of the same for confirmation by the
Minister of Housing and Local Government. (The Orders have been confirmed by the Minister).