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Notices served:—
Intimation notices under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936 454 (605)
Statutory notices under the Public Health
(London) Act, 1936 279 (307)
Notices under the London County Council
or Paddington Borough Council bye-laws 91 (199)
Notices under the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1954 87 (52)
Notices under the London County Council
(General Powers) Act, 1955 28 (32)
Notices under the Clean Air Act, 1956 311 (110)
Notices under the Noise Abatement Act, 1960 1 (1)
Visits made in connection with:—
Aged persons 47 (26)
Bakehouses 31 (48)
Basements (checking occupation) 176 (201)
Canal and House Boats — (—)
Caravans — (—)
Clean Air Act 2,526 (1,312)
Dwelling houses 15,016 (16,363)
Factories 201 (298)
Fireguards Act 2 (1)
Hairdressers' establishments 26 (52)
Infectious disease 844 (85)
Miscellaneous calls 60 (93)
Outworkers 40 (54)
Overcrowding 121 (129)
Pet Animals Act 14 (8)
Rag and bone stores 15 (—)
Rag Flock Act 29 (5)
Rehousing applications 80 (88)
Restaurants and Cafes 226 (229)
Rodent control 187 (217)
Shops 997 (1,037)
Smoke (observations made) 72 (66)
Town Planning 196 (211)
Vermin investigations 493 (580)
The infectious disease visits were made in connection with
contacts of cases of smallpox or suspected smallpox and in the visits
made in respect of outbreak of Typhoid Fever in Aberdeen.
NOISE NUISANCES
During the year 54 complaints of noise were received from the
public. Some of these, however, did not come within the scope of
either the Noise Abatement Act, 1960, or the Good Rule and
Government By-Laws made by the Council. One notice was served
during the year under the Noise Abatement Act, 1960, the other
contraventions being abated after informal representations were
made from this Department.
MEDICINAL BATHS AND DISINFECTING STATION.–The
figures below give a summary of the work done at the Medicinal
Baths and by the Disinfecting and Disinfesting Operatives.