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expiration of nine days from the service of the notice execute
the works and recover the expense reasonably incurred in doing so
from the person upon whom the notice was served.
Twenty-two notices were served, of which 15 were abated by the
Council.
At the end of the year there were 150 cases outstanding from
which some £7,311 was owing while in 18 others the estimated cost
of work approved but not completed was £1,834.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT 1936
Of the 120 summonses returnable at the Lambeth Magistrates
Court, abatement orders were made in respect of 37 cases, 38 cases
were adjourned sine die and 45 were withdrawn the nuisances being
abated by the respective owners by the date of the hearing.
DANGEROUS STRUCTURES
Information was forwarded to the District Surveyor on 82
occasions during the year of the presence of structures which were
considered to be dangerous to life or limb.
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING
MATERIALS ACT 1951
Number of premises registered under the above
mentioned Act 1
Number of inspections 3
PET ANIMALS ACT 1951
Number of premises registered 23
Number of Inspections 49
Number of Re-visits 27