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SANITARY INSPECTORS' WORK, HOUSE
TO HOUSE INSPECTION, OVERCROWDING,
&C., AND POLICE COURT
PROCEEDINGS.
Employment ok Registered Plumbers, Paving of Foot and
Carriageways.
In five cases where w.c. pans and traps were fixed without notice
being given under Clause 14 of the London County Council Bye-laws,
Section 39 (1) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, the builders were
written to asking them to open the ground, otherwise legal proceedings
would be instituted against them for infringing the bye-law. This mode of
procedure prevents good work being constructed on to defective work.
Whenever drainage work has been found to have been done and covered
up without inspection, if the builder will not open the ground, the work
is exposed by the Sanitary Authority, and such a line of action ensures
sound work.
For fixing in pan and trap without giving the proper notice legal
proceedings were instituted in one instance. The magistrate gave 23s.
costs.
In 1904 the journals of the Sanitary Inspectors were examined from
the date of the coming into operation of the Public Health (London) Act,
1891, and lists were compiled (which involved a large amount of work)
of houses not inspected, and also those inspected with the number of
inspections made. Lists of houses not inspected were given to the
Inspectors with instructions to inspect such premises as soon as possible.
The inspection of these premises is now being completed.* The
inspections have taken a long time as many defective drainage systems
had been discovered, which had to be rectified before furthur inspections
were made and fresh drainage work created. See Inspector's Report,
page 194.
* Early in the year 1908 the inspections will be completed, the outstanding districts
being Bromley North Division and West Combined Division.