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It has been found that numbers of immigrants never reached their destination
as notified and it is presumed that accommodation was found at other addresses.
During the year 1,104 advice notices were received from the Port Health
Authorities and 478 successful visits were made by the Public Health Inspectors
from 1st July, 1966 when this scheme was put into operation.
NOISE ABATEMENT ACT 1960
With increased mechanisation the level of noise produced has intensified so
that more people are conscious of noise nuisance and make complaint.
Most of the complaints relate to noise from factory machinery and methods of
working, and during the year 89 complaints have been investigated. Of these, in
15 cases a reduction of noise to a tolerable level was obtained by informal action,
and in 74 cases it was considered that the best practicable means were being used
to minimise the noise, or it was not a nuisance within the meaning of the Act.
In one case an ice-cream vendor was warned about the use of a loud speaker
from the van after the permitted time.
There were no prosecutions under Section 1 or 2 of the Act.
34 BRAILSFORD ROAD, S.W.2.
On inspection it was found that the part of these premises occupied by an old
lady who kept cats was in a filthy and unwholesome state.
A Notice was served on the occupier under Section 83 Public Health Act 1936,
as amended by Section 35 of Public Health Act 1961, and in default a warrant was
obtained to enter the premises on 16th November, 1966.
Five cats were found alive, and apparently in good health, and eight dead cats,
in varying stages of decomposition, were removed.
Three layers of carpet, stuck together with excreta, were prised from the floor
with spades and destroyed. Some furniture was so fouled with excreta and cats'
food that it was past cleansing, and also had to be destroyed.
The bedroom contained a large collection of newspapers, old clothes, rags
and the floor coverings were matted together with excreta.
Generally the dwelling was in a filthy state, walls dirty, cobwebs abounding
and decoration damaged by cats, and furniture fouled with cats' excreta and cats'
food and extremely difficult to cleanse.