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during the year, 426 manholes were baited in March and again in June and September.
As only one visit was made on each of the three occasions to the manholes treated, it
was not possible to assess the effectiveness of the fluoracetamide, but experience and
test baiting in previous years has shown that the results obtained are extremely good.
The practice adopted in 1963 of carrying out a limited sewer maintenance treatment
in the immediate area of multiple surface infestations, was also continued.
NOISE NUISANCES
Certain powers for dealing with noise nuisances contained in the Middlesex County
Council Act of 1944, have been strengthened by those of the Noise Abatement Act
of 1960, which provide that noise or vibration which is a nuisance shall be a statutory
nuisance for the purposes of the Public Health Act, 1936. The Act of 1960 also limits
the hours during which a loudspeaker may be used in a street and prohibits its use
altogether for certain purposes.
No proceedings under this Act were necessary during the year, but 21 complaints
about noises of various kinds were dealt with by the District Public Health Inspectors.
These complaints concerned Youth Clubs, factory machinery, building operations and
neighbours, and were all investigated in detail by the Inspectors. Informal action was
taken to bring about improvements in many cases, although some complaints were
found to be unjustified. A simple noise measuring device has proved useful in
determining whether or not a particular level of noise could be regarded as a nuisance
within the meaning of the Public Health Act, 1936.
RAG FLOCK AND OTHER FILLING MATERIALS ACT, 1951
Seven premises in the Borough were registered under the Act and in only three
of these premises is work within the scope of the Act being carried on. In all cases
only materials carrying the Certificate of the British Standards Institution are used.
DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
Number of houses where disinfestation was carried out 99
Number of houses disinfested of vermin 34
Number of articles disinfected by formalin spray 912
Number of articles voluntarily destroyed 35
The arrangement made with the Hammersmith Metropolitan Borough Council in
1952, whereby articles to be disinfected by steam are dealt with at the Scotts Road
Depot, W.12, was continued during the year.
SUMMARY OF SANITARY DEFECTS REMEDIED AS A RESULT
OF NOTICES SERVED AND LETTERS WRITTEN
Animals—nuisances abated 14
Baths provided or renewed 9
Caravans—nuisances abated 11
Damp-proof courses inserted in walls 10
Dampness—other forms remedied 112
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