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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
(2)—Complaints were also made with respect to the brook at the
rear of the houses in Strathbrook Road, near Norbury, and an
inspection of the brook showed that in the summer months it
was a nuisance. As this was a boundary ditch, and as it seemed
that the best way to abate the nuisance was to pipe the brook
for a considerable portion of its course, the matter was left in
the hands of the Borough Engineer.
(3)—Special inspections were made on several occasions during the
year of the new roads between Moyser Road and Southcroft
Road, Streatham. Several of these were in such a condition
as to be a nuisance, but steps have now been taken by the
Council, and by the owners in one instance, to carry out the
work necessary to abate the nuisance.
(4)—A complaint was received from the London County Council
with respect to piggeries in Merton Road in close proximity
to Southfields School, and on inspection it was found that a
large number of pigs were kept in sties within 40 yards of a
road leading to the school premises. The matter was reported
to the Public Health Committee, who, after full consideration
of the facts adjourned the matter for three months so as to give
the owner an opportunity of removing the pigs and sties outside
the limit laid down by the Public Health (London) Act. An
irspection after three months was made, and 1 was able to report
that the pigs had been removed from the sties in question.
(5)—On the 25th August one of the Sanitary Inspectors reported
that a band of Hungarian gypsies had encamped on land in
Garratt Lane, and on inspecting the premises he found that
there were about 120 men, women and children occupying
17 tents which had been erected on the land. He also reported
that the sanitary accommodation in the house adjoining was
totally insufficient, and that the gypsies were filthy in their
habits and had not the most elementary knowledge of
sanitation.
Notices were served on the owner of the land to provide
sanitary accommodation, and also on the occupiers of the tents
for the insanitary conditions.