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Corporation tip with their special concentrate and
oil (spraying operations commenced towards the
end of the month).
October.—Garden fences, etc., in the area were sprayed
with insecticide, and also the sub-floor spaces of
the houses.
During November inspections were made but there
was no further evidence of infestation. No more
complaints were received from tenants.
The Corporation has spent £1,390 in dealing with
the cricket nuisance on Corporation tips.
Private Tips.—In connection with such tips the
Corporation administers the relevant section of the
Essex County Council Act, and 322 visits were paid by
your officers to such tips during the year to see that no
nuisance was committed, and to offer advice as to
methods of disposal.
There has been a reduction in the number of private
tips in the district. Only in connection with one did
we find it necessary to take any police court proceedings.
In this case the defendant was charged on two counts
to which he pleaded guilty. The penalty inflicted was
a fine of forty shillings on each count. The Act provides
in relation to such an offence for a maximum fine
of £200, and £50 each day for any continuing offence.
Controlled Tipping.—There continues to exist in
Barking large stretches of marshland adjoining the
Thames, with an ordnance datum in some cases of
below zero and in many parts is at a level some 12 to 14
feet below the height of the level of the river bank.
I mention this to indicate that there remains ample
scope for profitable reclamation of land within the
Borough by controlled tipping.