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is carried out humanely and so as not to contravene the provisions of the Protection
of Birds Act of 1954.
The Council accordingly entered into a contract with a firm specializing in bird
control and, during 1965, work under the contract resulted in the destruction of
3,698 feral pigeons.
A special treatment was carried out at Southall Gas Works where a heavy
infestation of pigeons had built up in a group of large derelict buildings which have
since been demolished. Unfortunately, many birds were dispersed when certain
buildings were demolished and before control operations were completed, and the
problem of reducing their numbers over a much wider area will be much more
difficult and time consuming.
The contractor relied entirely on trapping and shooting methods, with the
occasional use of repellent materials, the employment of narcotics having so far
been avoided. There are, however, a number of sites where the future use of
narcotized baits may be considered practicable, especially in areas where birds feed
in the day-time, and where it would be difficult to reduce their numbers by other
means. All the work was carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of
the Protection of Birds Act, 1954, and to the satisfaction of both the Royal Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the local police.
CARAVAN SITES AND CONTROL OF DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1960
One application for the renewal of a site licence for the use of a caravan at a sports
ground was granted for a period of one year expiring on 31st December, 1965.
Visits by gipsies and other types of itinerants continued to present problems.
Almost all the land in the Borough has now been built on or is adequately fenced,
and caravans were often parked on the highways, usually on service roads, and
nuisance was caused by the absence of sanitary accommodation and the deposit of
rubbish.
Every effort is made by the district public health inspectors, in co-operation with
the Council's warden, to obtain early information of such nuisances. Notices under
the Public Health Act are then served. In most cases this caused the removal of the
vans within the specified period of 24 hours. In six cases it was necessary to apply
for a summons, but only four were actually served and, as a result of proceedings in
the magistrates' court, fines of £1 and costs of £1 1s. were imposed in each case.
A survey was carried out to record details of all the caravans, accompanying
vehicles, and their occupants as they came into the Borough, and it is hoped that the
information obtained will be useful for identification purposes.
RENT ACT, 1957
Part I—Applications for Certificates of Disrepair
(1) Number of applications for certificates 22
(2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates —
(3) Number of decisions to issue certificates—
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 13
(b) in respect of all defects
(4) Number of undertakings given by landlords under paragraph 5 of the
First Schedule 14
(5) Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority under proviso to
paragraph 5 of the First Schedule —
(6) Number of certificates issued 7
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