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Notices numbering 16 were served under the provisions of Section 90 of the
Housing Act 1957 for permitting overcrowding in houses in multiple occupation.
Many visits in the late evening and early hours of the morning are necessary
to check that these notices are being complied with. 28 summonses were issued
for contravention of Notices, resulting in fines of £195 being imposed with
costs of £51. 12. 0.
Summonses were issued in three instances for contraventions of Directions
to prevent or reduce overcrowding made under Section 19 of the Housing Act
1961.
Standard Grants and Improvements. In conjunction with officers of the
Borough Engineer and Surveyor's Department, the Housing Inspector inspected 27
premises regarding which applications had been made to the Council for standard
or improvement grants.
New Housing. During the year 970 new permanent dwellings were completed
in the Borough: 225 by the Borough Councils and 745 by the County and Greater
London Councils (See appendix on page 103).
At the end of the year units of accommodation owned by the Borough Council
numbered 12555 comprising 10306 erected by the Council and 2249 formerly
requisitioned and other premises purchased.
Personal Cleansing Stations.
A cleansing service for verminous persons and persons suffering from scabies
operates at Branch Road and Digby Street Cleansing Stations,in addition to the
service provided for schoolchildren at the School Treatment Centres. The
several large common lodging houses in the area provide a continuous flow of
men to the Branch Road Station for delousing. (Statistics on page 104).
Disinfection and Disinfestation
These services are provided on site at Branch Road and Digby Street Disinfecting
Stations where teams of operators are also based to deal with infection
and infestation at premises.
Premises and fomites are disinfected after the occurrence of certain infectious
diseases, generally by means of steam under pressure of formaldehyde.
Articles of clothing, etc. for export are also dealt with where the country
to which the goods are being exported requires an official certificate.
A service is provided for the disinfestation of premises infested by insects,
etc. including ants, bed bugs, cockroaches, fleas, carpet beetles, woodlice,
clovermites, firebrats, larder beetles and silverfish.
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