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SANITARY INSPECTION OF THE BOROUGH
The following is a summary of the work carried out by the
Sanitary Inspectors during the year.
General.
Number of Premises inspected on Complaint 2,971
Number of Nuisances observed by Inspectors 70
Number of Premises visited in connection with Infectious
Disease 636
Number of Premises visited by Periodical Inspection
(Dairies, Food Premises, Factories, etc.) 2,574
Number of houses inspected under House-to-House Survey —
Food Inspections 1,324
Inspections of Caravans and Moveable Dwellings 918
Other Inspections 1,514
Number of Re¬inspections 10,168
Total Number of Inspections and Re¬inspections 20,175
Number of Intimation Notices given 1,449
Number of letters written 2,099
Number of Statutory Notices served 468
Proceedings before Magistrates 45
Legal Proceedings.
Public Health Act, 1936, Section 93.
Non¬compliance with Statutory Notices.
In sixteen cases legal proceedings were taken to enforce
compliance with Notices requiring the abatement of nuisances.
In thirteen cases orders were made by the Magistrates for the
necessary work to be carried out within a stated period. Costs
amounting to £26. 5s. 0d. were awarded and in one case a fine
of £5 was imposed. In three instances the hearings were adjourned
and the summonses later withdrawn upon the work being carried
out.
Nine cases were taken against the occupants of gypsy caravans
and in eight instances orders were made by the Magistrates for
the abatement of the nuisances. In the other case the caravan
had left the district before the summons could be issued. A fine
of £1 was imposed in each of two cases.
Public Health Act, 1936.
Section 75.
The owners of two properties upon whom notices had been
served to provide dustbins appealed against these notices to the
Ealing Magistrates Court. In both cases the appeals were allowed.
The Ealing Council did not appeal against this decision.