Table: nuisances of various kinds detected and remedied, are set out in the following table :—
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nuisances of various kinds detected and remedied, are set out in the following table :—
Districts. No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Borough Houses damp, dirty or dilapidated remedied 154 146 382 182 83 49 996 Doors, windows, floors, ceilings sash cords, etc., repaired 173 99 245 73 24 31 645 Overcrowding abated _ _ 2 4 _ _ 6 30 Illegal occupation of underground rooms dealt with – 1 3 18 6 2 Water closet defects remedied 80 64 140 180 72 51 587 Water closets erected _ _ 7 4 46 57 Urinal defects remedied – 1 _ 8 2 2 13 Soilpipes and ventilating shafts repaired or renewed – – – – – – – Yard defects remedied 61 33 50 132 33 13 322 Waste pipe defects remedied 20 6 18 11 13 9 77 Water cistern defects remedied 9 _ _ 8 4 8 21 29 143 Rubbish, manure, etc., accumulations removed 9 11 57 23 22 Dung or dust receptacles repaired or renewed 19 11 35 23 9 9 106 Drains relaid or amended 14 5 8 20 16 17 80 Drains cleared 5 1 22 2 8 2 40 Rainwater pipes repaired or renewed 18 10 20 13 11 6 78 Water supply to houses re instated _ 4 11 2 2 19 Roofs and gutters repaired 82 75 75 37 18 14 301 Area defects remedied 5 _ 17 31 7 6 66 Wash-house defects remedied. 65 1 72 78 19 7 242 Animal nuisances abated 8 _ 9 12 3 1 33 Basement defects remedied 37 1 2 17 12 3 72 Stables cleansed or repaired – 1 2 _ _ 3 Water supply laid on to upper storeys of house – – 3 3 – 3 9 Miscellaneous nuisances abated 220 73 37 72 34 25 461 Verminous rooms cleansed 35 35 150 112 29 30 391 Workshops dirty, overcrowded, unventilated or defective, remedied 1 5 3 35 22 44 110
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Legal Proceedings in Connection with Nuisances.
Table: The only summons issued during the year had reference to a failure to comply with a statutory notice and is detailed below :—
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The only summons issued during the year had reference to a failure to comply with a statutory notice and is detailed below :—
Premises. Offence. (Proceedings taken under the Public Health (London) Act 1891, etc.) Result. Castle Public House, Shouldham Street. Failure to comply with a statutory notice to execute certain sanitary requirements. Closing order made and accepted by Owner. Costs £3 3 0.
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Smoke Nuisances.—Since the date of the last Survey report the Public Health
(Smoke Abatement) Act, 1926, has come into operation. Amongst the changes it
has introduced may be noted the abolition of the distinction between black and any