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140 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
made of these properties for the purpose of ascertaining if
any other system than a removal twice a week would be
desirable. I reported that, in my opinion, it was necessary
for the owners to provide additional dust bins, and that these
should be placed further from the flats. Notices were served
for additional dust bins and these notices were complied with
by the owners. Since these were provided, no further complaint
has been made.
(9.) Special inspections were again made of the houses known as
Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5, Jubilee Cottages, reported to the Council
in 1906, but the owner voluntarily closed them in preference
to complying with the sanitary notices. Four other houses
had been previously closed by the owner owing to their
insanitary condition.
(10.) Special house-to-house inspection was made of the houses in
Foss Road, Hazelhurst Road, and Smallwood Road, and
notices were served on the owners for the defects found. All
of these notices were complied with, and 1 am able to report
that the houses in these streets are now in a more satisfactory
condition.
(11.) Special inspection was made of the land in Merton Road, the
property of the Wandsworth and Putney Gas Co., with
regard to the condition of the soil on that portion previously
reported on by me to ascertain if such report could be
modified as far as the prohibition of building thereon was
concerned. I advised the owners that the offensive organic
matter would require to be removed completely, but the
matter is still under their consideration.
(12.) Special inspections were made of the brickfield, Lonesome, in
consequence of reports that house refuse was being deposited
there which was to be used for brick-making after being
sifted. Notice was served on the occupier, and the practice
was discontinued.
(13.) Numerous inspections were made of several mews and
passages during the year.