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vations were made on chimneys during the year, and it was necessary
to make representations in three instances regarding the emission
of black smoke for a longer period than that allowed by the Byelaw
made under Section 2 of the Public Health (Smoke abatement)
Act, 1926. In two cases the nuisance was caused by improper
stoking and advice given to the stokers was effectual in causing
an abatement; in the other case a change of fuel produced the
desired effect.
Premises and Occupations Subject to Control by the
Local Authority.—There are no common lodging houses in the
Borough and there are no Byelaws with respect to houses let inlodgings.
There are only two offensive trades carried on in the Borough,
namely, fishfrying, which is conducted in twenty separate premises,
and that of tallow melting, which is carried on in the Greenford
Ward. During the year ten applications were received for permission
to establish fishfrying businesses, and in two instances
permission was granted, but only one business was commenced
prior to the end of the year. One business was discontinued for
more than six months but an application to re-open was granted
by the Council.
Practically all the shops are equipped with up-to-date frying
ranges, so that nuisance is reduced to a minimum.
Schools.—A thorough inspection of all the public elementary
and private schools is made at least once a year by the Sanitary
Inspectors, and on their reports steps are taken to remedy any
defects found.
In the control of non-notifiable infectious diseases routine reports
of absentees continue to be furnished weekly by the head-teachers
of public elementary schools to the public health department.
These give a general idea of the prevalence of these diseases at
any paiticular time and enable the Health Visitors to visit the
homes and to give the mothers advice regarding the prevention
of the spread of infection and the avoidance of complications in
such conditions as measles and whooping cough.
It was not found necessary to close any school in order to check
the prevalence of infectious disease.