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pay numerous visits to railway wharves, depots, etc., where animals in transit are
collected. The visits during 1929 numbered 3,108, the animals examined beinghorses
2,503, cattle 48,154, sheep 66,832, swine 36,666, making a total of 154,155.
There were 27 infringements, all of which were dealt with by means of written
cautions.
The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries made an Order entitled the Importation
of Dogs and Cats Order 1928, which came into operation on 1st January, 1929.
This Order consolidates the existing Orders relating to the importation of dogs and
canine animals and requires all cats and other feline animals brought to Great Britain
from any country except Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, to be
quarantined for a period of six calendar months on the approved premises of a
veterinary surgeon.
In response to representations received from certain metropolitan borough
councils the Council considered the question of nuisance and injury to public
health and damage to property likely to be caused by the emission of sulphur
fumes, etc., from the chimneys of the new electricity power station to be
erected at Battersea. Various conferences of local authorities concerned took
place on the steps necessary to safeguard public interests. Later, the Council
attended, by deputation, upon the Minister of Health and laid before him
the views of the Council on the whole question, and the Minister gave his
assurance that reliance could be placed upon the Government departments
concerned that all steps possible would be taken to ensure the protection of health
and buildings. An Interim Report* of the Advisers to the London Power Company
(owners of the station site), together with the Interim Report of the Committee
presided over by the Government chemist, on the treatment of sulphur fumes in
connection with the proposed power station was issued in November, and further
investigations were in progress at the end of the year.
In order to afford the County Medical Officer of Health the necessary assistance
in preparing for organising and carrying out the increased volume of work to be dealt
with in his department consequent on the transfer in 1930 of poor law work under
the Local Government Act, 1929, three positions of the rank of principal medical
officer and one of matron-in-chief were created in the public health department,
and the positions were accordingly filled.
CHAPTER IV.
MAIN DRAINAGE.
The district drained by the London main drainage system has an area of nearly
160 square miles with an estimated population of 5,600,000. This includes an area
of nearly 43 square miles, with a population of 1,113,270 outside the County
of London. The out-county districts draining into the London main drainage
system and the years of admission are as follows—Acton (part before 1855
and part from 1905) ; part of Croydon (before 1855) ; Willesden, metropolitan
area (before 1855); part of Beckenham (1873); part of Hornsey (1874);
Tottenham and Wood Green (1891); West Ham (1900); East Ham—part
(1900); Willesden, Brent area (1911); Leyton (1927), and Walthamstow
(1928). Very small parts of other districts are also drained into the London
system. The London County Council (Ilford and Barking Drainage) Act
1928, authorises the drainage of the areas mentioned into the London main
drainage system. When these areas drain into the London system, 19 square
miles, containing an estimated population of 150.000, will be added.
* Cmd. 3442. Price 6d.
Dogs and
;ats order
Proposed
electricity
power
station at
Battersea.
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Government!
Act, 1929
Drainage
area and
statistics.